7 episodes

The Paper Lads - Series 2

First aired Nov 20, 1978Season 2

The adventures continue for the delivery crew in Newcastle. Change hits the shop as J.G. moves away to Sunderland, sparking a search for a new paper lad while the team deals with local neighborhood crimes, sporting contests, and personal rivalries.

Episodes

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Episode 1

New Boy

NR
Nov 20, 197825 min

J.G. has gone off to Sunderland and Crawford will need a new lad. Sam is hoping she will get the job. There is a bigger problem than that when a baby is snatched from his pram outside the shop.

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Episode 2

Paddy for Champ

NR
Nov 27, 197825 min

Sam's Whippet dog Paddy goes missing. The paper lads go out searching for him. They find out that someone they know has stolen him so they can race him.

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Episode 3

Intruders

NR
Dec 4, 197824 min

There is a rash of burglaries in the area and the finger is pointed right at Ian and Gog.

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Episode 4

A Day to Remember

NR
Dec 11, 197824 min

Crawford takes the lads to the museum and carnival. He spends most of his day chasing them. He slips while looking for Ian and falls over the edge of a cliff.

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Episode 5

Presents from Paris

NR
Jan 8, 197924 min

Gog arrives home from a trip to France. Jack spots a crook at the airport that he put away for 10 years. When they all get home, Gog can't find the presents he bought for everyone. His bag has been switched by the crook Jack saw.

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Episode 6

It Takes Two to Tango

NR
Jan 15, 197925 min

Baz is looking forward to the Ballroom Dancing Competition. His partner drops him with only a few days to go, claiming that he is too short. His sister Sam puts an ad in the window for a partner for him. The lads did not know he could dance and start teasing him. The night of the dance, he reveals his partner is Sam. After all, she has been practicing with him for years.

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Episode 7

The Sailor's Return

NR
Jan 22, 197925 min

Ian's father comes back from sea and announces he is going to marry his girlfriend. Ian hates living with her while his father is away and is against the wedding.