Days of Hope

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1916: Joining Up
Episode overview
Ben Matthews enlists in the army and ends up serving in Ireland, where there is resistance to British rule. His sister's husband Philip Hargreaves is sentenced to death as a conscientious objector but is given a last-minute reprieve.
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1921
Episode overview
During the coal lock-out in 1921, Ben's army unit is redeployed from Ireland to police the dispute in County Durham. Ben deserts the army and is sheltered by a miner named Joel. He .. show full overview
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1924
Episode overview
Ben is released from prison and joins the Communist Party. Philip Hargreaves is elected as a Labour MP.
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1926: General Strike
Episode overview
The miners are betrayed by union leaders during the General Strike.

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