Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff

1982
50m
7.8

7.8/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"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.

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Status: Ended

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
BBC
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 10, 1982
Status Ended
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0083689
Website Visit Site

Cast

Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill

Yosser Hughes

Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis

Chrissie Todd

Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson

Dixie Dean

Alan Igbon
Alan Igbon

Loggo Logmond

Peter Kerrigan
Peter Kerrigan

George Malone

Gary Bleasdale
Gary Bleasdale

Kevin Dean

Julie Walters
Julie Walters

Angie Todd

Jean Boht
Jean Boht

Miss Sutcliffe

David Fleeshman
David Fleeshman

D.O.E Assistant Manager

David Ross
David Ross

Donald Moss

David Neilson
David Neilson

Lawton

Shay Gorman
Shay Gorman

Molloy

Key Crew

Michael Wearing
Producer
Alan Bleasdale
Screenplay
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