Fame Is the Spur
19821 seasons · 8 episodesEnded
3.02 ratings on TMDb
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.
Created by Howard Spring
Network: BBC One
Cast
Tim Pigott-Smith, David Hayman
Seasons
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