The Paper Lads
| The Paper Lads | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ian Cullen |
| Directed by | Derek Martinus |
| Starring |
Tony Neilson John Bowler Andrew Edwards Peter Younger |
| Theme music composer | Jon Camp and Michael Dunford |
| Opening theme | "Back Home Once Again", performed by Renaissance |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John K Cooper |
| Production company(s) | Tyne Tees Television |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 1977 – 1979 |
The Paper Lads is a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were two series made; each of seven episodes. It was set in Newcastle in North East England, and was recounted the adventures of a group of newspaper delivery boys and girls.
The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive rock band Renaissance, and it appears (re-recorded) as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons.
Network Video released the first episode on their collection "Look-Back on '70s Telly - Issue 2".
The full series was released on Network DVD on 29 July 2013.
Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by Target Books.
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