The Paper Lads

The Paper Lads was a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast nationally from 1977 to 1979. It was set in the northern industrial city of Newcastle upon Tyne, although much of the series was filmed in Gateshead, and recounted the adventures of a group of newspaper delivery boys and a girl.

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
Distributor	ITV Studios
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	4:3
Original release	1977 (1977) – 1979 (1979)

There were two series made, each of seven episodes. William Corlett's four scripts for the series won him the Writer's Guild Award for Best Children's Writer.[1]

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.

The full series was released on DVD by Network in July 2013.

Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by children's paperback publisher Target Books.