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	John K Cooper
Production company	Tyne Tees Television
Original release
Network	ITV
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 upon Tyne and 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.

External links

• The Paper Lads at IMDb