Boys from the Blackstuff

Oct 10, 1982 (en) Drama [50] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 10, 1982
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    Boys from the Blackstuff
  • Release
    Oct 10, 1982
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Michael Wearing

    Producer

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Casts

  1. Bernard Hill

    Yosser Hughes

  2. Michael Angelis

    Chrissie Todd

  3. Tom Georgeson

    Dixie Dean

  4. Alan Igbon

    Loggo Logmond

  5. Peter Kerrigan

    George Malone

  6. Gary Bleasdale

    Kevin Dean

  7. Julie Walters

    Angie Todd

  8. Jean Boht

    Miss Sutcliffe

  9. David Fleeshman

    D.O.E Assistant Manager

  10. David Ross

    Donald Moss

  11. David Neilson

    Lawton

  12. Shay Gorman

    Molloy

  13. Chris Darwin

    Snowy Malone

  14. Jean Heywood

    Mary Malone

  15. Tony Scoggo

    Ritchie Malone

  16. James Ellis

    Wino

  17. Clive Russell

    Policeman

  18. Paul Barber

    Scotty

  19. Tony Haygarth

    Aich

  20. Ricky Tomlinson

    Doctor

  21. Eileen O'Brien

    Freda Dean

  22. Sam Kelly

    Pub Manager

  23. Noreen Kershaw

    Doctor

  24. Struan Rodger

    Father Dan Thomas

  25. Karl Lornie

    Danny Dean

  26. Stephen Moss

    Stephen Dean

  27. Cheryl Leigh

    Jackie Mills

  28. Vince Earl

    Jimmy Johnson

  29. Gilly Coman

    D.O.E Clerk

  30. Bill Moores

    Arthur

  31. Martin Wyldeck

    Marley

  32. Jimmy Coleman

    Docker

  33. Syd Newmann

    Laughing Cavalier

  34. Nicola Hollinshead

    Janet Dean

  35. Jean Warren

    Maureen Hughes

  36. Joey Kaye

    Electrician

  37. Lloyd Peters

    Morgan

  38. Peter Christian

    Moey

  39. Nick Maloney

    Rent Man

  40. Lesley Nightingale

    Veronica

  41. Harry Goodier

    Scarface Policeman

  42. Jason Cunliffe

    Boy with Air Gun

  43. John Carr

    John Malone

  44. Iggy Navarro

    Shake Hands

  45. Al T. Kossy

    Gnashers Llewellyn

  46. Eric Granville

    Glass Collector

  47. James Culshaw

    Police Driver

  48. Doña Croll

    Hospital Patient

  49. Mike Hayden

    Priest

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 49 / Crews : 2

Specials ( 1980-11-09)

The Black Stuff

Episode: 1

The Muscle Market

Episode: 2

Bernard Hill Remembers... Boys from the Blackstuff

Episode: 3

Miniseries ( 1982-10-10)

Jobs for the Boys

Episode: 1

Moonlighter

Episode: 2

Shop Thy Neighbour

Episode: 3

Yosser's Story

Episode: 4

George's Last Ride

Episode: 5
Oct 10, 1982 (en)
Drama
[50] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 10, 1982
  • Production
    BBC
  • Rotten tomato 78%
Original Title Boys from the Blackstuff
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Michael Wearing

    Producer