The Way We Were: Series 5 (2008)
3h 50min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
This double set contains all 10 episodes of the ITV Tyne Tees and Yorkshire series. Nostalgic documentary examining life in the North of England during the 1950's and 1960's using archive film and interviews. Finding out about fun and games at the annual Miners' Gala and recalling how different school days were during those decades.
1. Lessons if Life
Growing up in the back lanes of our northern towns and cities and tales of the communities and schooldays which prepared us for our working lives.
2. What NextA look at life as an apprentice in a northern firm when every young "Man about Town" wore a suit from Jackson's the Tailors and the hairstyle of the day was a DA or a Tony Curtis. Young girls wore miniskirts and followed the London fashion scene.
3. Getting There
Steam trains, train-spotting and the trolley bus, when learning to drive before motorways meant traffic jams in every town and village and getting anywhere took an age.
4. Out with the Old
The 50's and 60's saw the demolition of our old houses and the communities who lived in them. In came new housing estates, new towns and new fangled household gadgets. 5. That's Entertainment
Archive clips from 1959 when the brand new ITV channel hit our screens. Life in our working men's clubs and long forgotten footage of the Sunderland Echo from the 1970's documentary "It's your Evening".
6. Away from It
All Colourful old film of tourism hotspots like Scarborough which were popular in the 50's and 60's for the annual "Work Fortnight". Recently discovered 50's footage of the Northumberland National Park and a trip along the Pennine Way.
7. Out in All Weathers
Out in the snow with the Rag and Bone men and the hardships of life on the remote Teesdale farm made famous in Yorkshire Televisions "Too Long a Winter".
8. All in the Family
Fascinating film and interviews with the descendants of some of our great industrial families. Includes fire hose manufacturer George Angus and Co, electric motor manufacturers Brook motors and chocolate makers Rowntree of York.
9. At Your Service
Conversations and old archive film featuring the caring professions. A nurse tells stories of the dreaded Matron, crime tales from a 60's policeman and how one man had dedicated his life to the work of the homeless.
10. Hands On
Reminiscences from people who worked in some of the North's great industries including the drive of the open cast mining crane "Big Geordie", port workers, fishermen and an expert on the Yorkshire steel industry.- Actors:
- Liz Treadway
- Aka:
- The Way We Were 5 - North East and Yorkshire
- Studio:
- Northern Heritage
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Documentaries