Trinity Tales

On their way to London for the Rugby League final, a group of northerners start telling each other stories, in the manner of Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.

• Ep 1

  1.The Driver's Tale

  21-11-1975

  Nick the driver takes the long way around to Wembley with a stop off in Lincoln. He tells a tale of rekindled love for his former girlfriend and how he tried to set up her villaino...

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• Ep 2

  2.The Fryer's Tale

  28-11-1975

  At a service station stop, Stan tells a tale of plain Arnold who wants to save the Old Market Hall but instead falls for Dorothy, the wife of business man Nigel St Knight. To win h...

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• Ep 3

  3.The Judy's Tale

  05-12-1975

  The gang reach 'the Best Pub in England' and find the barman attempting suicide. Judy tells a tale of Charlie and Sam battling to take her on a date by playing pub games and singin...

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• Ep 4

  4.The Joiner's Tale

  12-12-1975

  Late night, Dave tells a quiet tale about his former boss; Charlie Wheeler. Charlie wanted a cocktail bar built over an agreed number of weekends but every time the job looked fini...

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• Ep 5

  5.The Wife of Batley's Tale

  19-12-1975

  The final stretch to Wembley and a tale from Joy. With five former husbands she was content but then she heard Steve 'The Heat' Saintly on Radio Batley and offers him her embroider...

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• Ep 6

  6.The Man of Law's Tale

  26-12-1975

  Stuck in a traffic jam near Wembley there is the chance of a final tale. A conman borrows a £1, for ten minutes, and gives it back interest of 100%. So what is the scam? Raffle Bet...

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