Elaine Morgan
Director
How Green Was My Valley (1975)
Miniseries
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
Released Dec. 29, 1975
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.miniseries, tmdb.coal-mining, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.color-in-title, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.based-on-novel, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English,
Welsh
S1E1 - Hilltop Walk
A crippled Huw, youngest son of patriarch Gwilym Morgan, is told that he will one day walk, while his eldest brother battles for a union in the mines, to their father's chagrin.
Dec. 29, 1975, midnight
S1E2 - New Arrivals
Huw is bullied on his first day of school; Ianto receives surprising help from the Reverend, concerning the creation of a work union at the mines.
Jan. 5, 1976, midnight
S1E3 - Huw's Training
The mine owner's son Iestyn Evans courts Angharad to the chagrin of Ifor. Meanwhile, Dai Bando teaches Huw how to fight his bullies; however, standing up for himself only gets Huw punished by pompous teacher Mr Jonas.
Jan. 12, 1976, midnight
S1E4 - Angharad Arrives
Angharad is engaged to Iestyn Evans, so Bronwen consults Reverend Gruffydd's help to intercede.
Jan. 19, 1976, midnight
S1E5 - Night Time Story
Celebrations abound after Ifor and his choir return from singing for Queen Victoria; Ceinwen Lloyd takes Huw for a moonlit stroll on the mountainside; Angharad's marriage to Iestyn begins to crumble.
Jan. 26, 1976, midnight
S1E6 - Bronwen Grieves
As Bronwen mourns Ifor, who dies in the mines as he shows Huw the ropes, Owen and Blodwen's romance blossoms; meanwhile, Huw attempts to reconnect with Angharad, who refuses to visit her family.
Feb. 2, 1976, midnight
BBC Two
50 min/ep
300 min
Dec. 29, 1975
Feb. 2, 1976, midnight
Ended
PG
Action
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