Boys from the Blackstuff
1982/10/10 - 1982/11/07 • Ended • 1 Seasons • English
TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain
Overview
Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian tarmac layers Dixie, Chrissie, Loggo and Yosser, and their revered older friend, retired longshoreman and union leader, George Malone. As they struggle to make ends meet in a depressed economy, and to hold together their financially battered families, they are harrassed by the petty bureaucrats of the DHSS. But the lumbering investigational juggernaut is, both comically and tragically, guided by drivers with only a provisional license.
Creator(s) : Alan Bleasdale
Casts
Bernard Hill
Yosser Hughes
Michael Angelis
Chrissie Todd
Tom Georgeson
Dixie Dean
Alan Igbon
Loggo Logmond
Peter Kerrigan
George Malone
Gary Bleasdale
Kevin Dean
Julie Walters
Angie Todd
Jean Boht
Miss Sutcliffe
David Fleeshman
D.O.E Assistant Manager
David Ross
Donald Moss
David Neilson
Lawton
Jean Heywood
Mary Malone
James Ellis
Wino
Clive Russell
Policeman
Paul Barber
Scotty
Tony Haygarth
Aich
Ricky Tomlinson
Doctor
Sam Kelly
Pub Manager
Noreen Kershaw
Doctor
Struan Rodger
Father Dan Thomas
Gilly Coman
D.O.E Clerk
Martin Wyldeck
Marley
Lesley Nightingale
Veronica
Doña Croll
Hospital Patient
Last Season
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Miniseries
1982/10/10 • 5 Episodes
Season 1 of Boys from the Blackstuff premiered on October 10, 1982
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