Carry On Cruising
1962
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- Season 1 overviewJan 8-Apr 1, 197613 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots Jan 8, 1976
- Sergeant Jack Ford returns to his home town and falls for an outspoken teacher.
- 2. Say Hello...Say Tirra Jan 15, 1976
- Bella takes orphaned Harry under her wing, while Mary goes into labor.
- 3. Fish in Woolly Jumpers Jan 22, 1976
- The miners' strike passes a month. Mary refuses to accept the severity of her illness.
- 4. Swords and Pickhandles Jan 29, 1976
- James Bolam stars here as Jack Ford, a WWI veteran returning to his poverty-stricken home town.
- 5. Coal Comfort Feb 5, 1976
- Times are hard as the strike runs into its second month and Billy is caught trying to break into the coal yard.
- 6. Empire Day on the Slag Heap Feb 12, 1976
- The strike ends with no concessions won by the colliers. Jack does well at the factory and Manners suggests that he could do better than marry Jessie. Jessie goes on a date with the older, formal Mr. Ashton, who proposes to her, though she turns him down. Matt tells Jack that Dolly is pregnant and so he agrees to marry her. Bill is injured at the pit and is offered a ... Read all
- 7. A First Time for Everything Feb 19, 1976
- Jack and Dolly prepare for their wedding.
- 8. Paddy Boyle's Discharge Feb 26, 1976
- There is bad news about Mary.
- 9. Angel on Horseback Mar 4, 1976
- Nurse Rosie Trotter returns to Gallowshields and is mutually attracted to Tom, though, out of respect for Mary, they agree to postpone their wedding for a year. Mick Murphy, Bella's uncle, takes ill and dies in hospital, having first placed a bet on a horse in Bella's name. To make up the money for his funeral Bella does cleaning work and is pleased to feel independen... Read all
- 10. King for a Day Mar 11, 1976
- Manners visits Jack and the pregnant Dolly, offering Jack a job.
- 11. Happy New Year, Some Say Mar 18, 1976
- It is New year's Eve and Glaswegian socialist lecturer Sandy Lewis joins Jack, whom he tells that the Labour party is in the ascendancy, at the George Hotel, where Billy is a bar-man and Tom avoids capture, having stolen from the cloak-room. They join Bill and Bella at a New Year party given by Jessie and Arthur Ashton, to whom she is now married. Next day the Seatons... Read all
- 12. Heads You Win, Tails I Lose Mar 25, 1976
- To the annoyance of her husband Arthur, Jessie has been nominated for the Labour Party executive and Jack antagonizes Dolly - who sees an ulterior motive - in backing her. Jessie's nomination is successful. She has a bright pupil, Robert, for whom she is seeking a scholarship and romance seems to be in the air between Robert's mother Lizzie Armstrong and Matt. However... Read all
- 13. Kind-Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt Apr 1, 1976
- Tom is caught and remanded in custody. Jack becomes the deputy branch secretary of the union, getting the miners on side to dissuade them from strike action. The widow Downey - who actually informed on Tom - is facing eviction as she cannot pay the rent and is locked out of her house by the landlord. Jack goes to her aid by breaking down the door and hiding her furnit... Read all
