How Green Was My Valley

Miniseries

1975 · 6 episodes · 5h 0m in all

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.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Hilltop Walk

   29 Dec 1975 · 50 min

   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.

2. 

   2. New Arrivals

   5 Jan 1976 · 50 min

   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.

3. 

   3. Huw's Training

   12 Jan 1976 · 50 min

   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.

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   4. Angharad Arrives

   19 Jan 1976 · 50 min

   Angharad is engaged to Iestyn Evans, so Bronwen consults Reverend Gruffydd's help to intercede.

5. 

   5. Night Time Story

   26 Jan 1976 · 50 min

   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.

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   6. Bronwen Grieves

   2 Feb 1976 · 50 min

   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.