Boys from the Blackstuff
TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain
Premiered: Oct 10, 1982 | 1 seasons | 5 episodes
Popularity: 1
| Creator: | Alan Bleasdale |
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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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Walters | Angie Todd | 5 |
| David Neilson | Lawton | 5 |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Doctor | 5 |
| Clive Russell | Policeman | 5 |
| Tony Haygarth | Aich | 5 |
| Sam Kelly | Pub Manager | 5 |
| Tom Georgeson | Dixie Dean | 5 |
| David Ross | Donald Moss | 5 |
| Jean Warren | Maureen Hughes | 5 |
| Bernard Hill | Yosser Hughes | 5 |
| Paul Barber | Scotty | 5 |
| Struan Rodger | Father Dan Thomas | 5 |
| Jean Boht | Miss Sutcliffe | 5 |
| Jean Heywood | Mary Malone | 5 |
| Peter Kerrigan | George Malone | 5 |
| Martin Wyldeck | Marley | 5 |
| Michael Angelis | Chrissie Todd | 5 |
| Doña Croll | Hospital Patient | 5 |
| David Fleeshman | D.O.E Assistant Manager | 5 |
| Joey Kaye | Electrician | 5 |
| Lesley Nightingale | Veronica | 5 |
| Andrew Schofield | Nosebleed Policeman | 1 |