Fame Is the Spur

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Fame Is the Spur — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • January 8, 1982
  • TMDB score
  • 6
1 seasons Drama Creator: Howard Spring

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Fame Is the Spur — Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith photo Tim Pigott-Smith Hamer Shawcross David Hayman photo David Hayman Arnold Ryerson

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