Fame is the Spur is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1982. It was based on the novel Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring. It depicts a socialist politician who betrays his early beliefs as he grows older, and was believed to be based upon the Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. It had previously been adapted as a film Fame is the Spur by the Boulting Brothers in 1947.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Born in Captivity | 1982-01-08 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Thrown to the Wolves | 1982-01-15 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Fight for St. Swithin's | 1982-01-22 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Lovers and Losers | 1982-01-29 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Deaths and Entrances | 1982-02-05 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Hamer's Women | 1982-02-12 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Nothing But the Truth, Almost! | 1982-02-19 | 50 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Perish By the Sword | 1982-02-26 | 50 min |
