Fame Is the Spur
7.1
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 8, 1982
Episode 1 Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 15, 1982
Episode 2 Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 22, 1982
Episode 3 Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jan 29, 1982
Episode 4 Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 5, 1982
Episode 5 Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Feb 12, 1982
Episode 6 Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Feb 19, 1982
Episode 7 Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Feb 26, 1982
Episode 8 Episode 8
8 episodes in Season 1
A chronicle of three working-class Manchester lads and their descendants spanning from 1877 to the onset of the Second World War. Hamer Shawcross' youthful socialist zeal soon converts to personal ambition, exploiting the Labour movement to become an MP, marrying well and eventually entering the House of Lords. Arnold Ryerson is the sensitive and courageous pioneer of Trade Union growth. Tom Hannaway is a perky opportunist who progresses from rag-and-bone man to tycoon and a knighthood following his own self-help philosophy.
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Cast
64 people
Tim Pigott-Smith
Hamer Shawcross
Known for
V for Vendetta
Houdini
David Hayman
Arnold Ryerson
Known for
Taboo
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Joanna David
Ann Artingstall
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
The Living and the Dead
Phyllida Law
Aunt Lizzie
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Paola Dionisotti
Ellen Stansfield
Known for
Florence Foster Jenkins
Intimacy
Julia McKenzie
Pen Muff
Known for
Agatha Christie's Marple
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
George Costigan
Tom Hannaway
Known for
Happy Valley
Gentleman Jack
Sheila Reid
Mrs Ryerson
Known for
Brazil
Benidorm
Elizabeth Counsell
Lady Lettice
Known for
Bull
The Invitation
Steve Morley
Jimmy Newboult
Also in
Tales of the Tardis
True Colors
Meredith Edwards
Idris
Known for
The Cruel Sea
Dunkirk
David Collings
Gordon Stansfield
Known for
Scrooge
The Invisible Woman
Howard Spring Creator · David Giles Director Elaine Morgan Writer
Type Miniseries · Country United Kingdom · Premiered January 8, 1982
Show info
Premiered
January 8, 1982
Final episode
February 26, 1982
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English