6. Episode 6
Joe is torn between Sarah's ambitions, Pawsey's idealism and Martin's schemes for making money. But it is to be through his grandfather that he makes the significant discovery.
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The Gathering Seed is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on September 7, 1983. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6, aired on October 12, 1983.
The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two
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6 episodes · 1 season
1983 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago
Joe is torn between Sarah's ambitions, Pawsey's idealism and Martin's schemes for making money. But it is to be through his grandfather that he makes the significant discovery.
The strike going badly; a sudden illness; and a career taking off. Joe is learning fast, but the lessons are uncomfortable ones.
A dispute on the site, and the employers bring in scab labour. The attempt to make the strike official involves Joe once more with Sarah
After demob, a restless Joe Henshaw returns to Collyhurst. The Kilbride family is in trouble - Martin is still in Strangeways, Martha is badly in debt and Irene has disappeared. Joe sets out to find her
The war is over, and in the General Election the Labour Party has swept to a colossal victory. Joe Henshaw , home on leave, joins the VJ night celebrations.
A bare-knuckle fight on a patch of waste ground. A hard, bruising, savage battle between Welsh Dave and Jim Larkin - who is watched and hero-worshipped by his grandson, the 13-year-old Joe Henshaw. But Joe's childhood is soon to come to a shattering end.
Created by Jim Allen
The Gathering Seed has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 12, 1983.
The most recent episode of The Gathering Seed, Season 1 Episode 6, aired on October 12, 1983.
The Gathering Seed has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.
The Gathering Seed first aired on BBC Two on September 7, 1983.
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