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How Green Was My Valley

  • 1975-1976
  • 1 season
  • Masterpiece Theatre
  • Drama

The mini-series is set in South Wales during the reign of Queen Victoria. It tells the story of the Morgans, a respectable mining family of the South Wales Valleys, through the eyes of one of the sons, Huw Morgan.

Season 1 Episode Guide

6 Episodes 1975 - 1976

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Sun, Nov 7, 1976

A crippled Huw, youngest son of patriarch Gruffydd 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.

Episode 2

Episode #1.2

Sun, Nov 14, 1976

Hew's bullied on his first day at school; Ianto gets surprising help from the Reverend concerning the creation of a work union at the mines.

Episode 3

Episode #1.3

Sun, Nov 21, 1976

The mine owner's son Iestyn Evans courts Angharad to the chagrin of Ifor; Huw learns to fight bullies at school, only to be more harmed by his pompous teacher.

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Episode 4

Episode #1.4

Sun, Nov 28, 1976

Angharad and Iestyn Evans get engaged, so her sister Bronwen tries convincing Reverend Gruffydd to intercede.

Episode 5

Episode #1.5

Sun, Dec 5, 1976

Celebrations abound after Ifor and his choir return from singing to Queen Victoria; Hew has more school troubles while Angharad's marriage to Evans starts to crumble.

Episode 6

Episode #1.6

Sun, Dec 12, 1976

As Bronwen mourns her husband Ifor's death while working in the mines (showing Hew the ropes), Owen and Blodwen's romance blossoms; meanwhile, Hew tries connecting with Angharad, who refuses to visit her family.

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