Season 1

1. Run Like The Wind

1981-06-07 · 60m

In the country town of Turalla, Victoria in the early 1900s Alan Marshall had not long started school when he contracted the crippling disease poliomyelitis.

2. The Weight of Air

1981-06-14 · 60m

With the aid of crutches and a wheelchair, young Alan is able to attend school, where he makes new friends and confronts the class bully.

3. Starlight

1981-06-21 · 60m

Young Alan adapts quickly to walking on crutches and goes on to the new challenge of horseback riding.

4. Crutches Are Nothing

1981-06-28 · 60m

An interest in writing is awakened by Alan's experiences on his first trip away from home.

5. Bona Fide Traveller

1981-07-05 · 60m

Nineteen-year-old Alan travels to Melbourne in search of a job and finds that few employers are eager to hire a handicapped person.

6. Getting Your Breath

1981-07-12 · 60m

Alan receives word that Australia's leading literary magazine is preparing to publish his first story.

7. Take It Or Leave It

1981-07-19 · 60m

Because of his handicap, Alan is forced to work for half pay. Meanwhile, he travels the streets of Melbourne in search of material for his stories.

8. Boots, Boots, Boots!

1981-07-26 · 60m

The year 1929 finds Alan working as an accountant in a boot factory, and falling in love for the first time.

9. Walk Into Paradise

1981-08-02 · 60m

The Depression takes its toll on the boot industry, so Alan helps his employer meet the payroll, and ultimately attempts to save the factory.