Miniseries

How Green Was My Valley

6 Episodes Premiered December 29, 1975

Season Overview

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.

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Episodes

Hilltop Walk
EP 1

Hilltop Walk

Dec 29, 1975

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.

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New Arrivals
EP 2

New Arrivals

Jan 5, 1976

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.

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Huw's Training
EP 3

Huw's Training

Jan 12, 1976

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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Angharad Arrives
EP 4

Angharad Arrives

Jan 19, 1976

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

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Night Time Story
EP 5

Night Time Story

Jan 26, 1976

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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Bronwen Grieves
EP 6

Bronwen Grieves

Feb 2, 1976

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.

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