CinemaOSSeries · 1982 · 1 Season

Boys from the Blackstuff

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

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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.

Created byAlan Bleasdale

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
October 10, 1982
Last aired
November 7, 1982
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Yosser Hughes

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Chrissie Todd

Tom Georgeson

Tom Georgeson

Dixie Dean

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

Creative team
Created by
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Written by
Alan Bleasdale
Alan Bleasdale
Produced by
Michael Wearing

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