by CATHERINE COOKSON
Dramatised in five episodes by VALERIE GEORGESON
1: As the coal mine flooded and the black water engulfed him, Davy remembered the words of the eccentric Miss Peamarsh, 'Boys who steal go to hell! ' But he'd only taken her milk for John Willie , who was deaf and dumb and never got enough to eat.
Music HOWARD BLAKE
Film cameraman JOHN WILLIAMS Film editor GREG MILLER Designer MYLES LANG
Executive producer ANNA HOME
Director MARILYN FOX. BBC Birmingham