Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

1 seasons · 5 episodes · 50m· Drama

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.

Year
1982
Country
GB
Language
English
First aired
10 October 1982
TMDB
7.8 (19)
Created by Alan Bleasdale

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Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
Yosser Hughes
Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis
Chrissie Todd
Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson
Dixie Dean
A
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
C
Chris Darwin
Snowy Malone
Jean Heywood
Jean Heywood
Mary Malone
T
Tony Scoggo
Ritchie Malone
James Ellis
James Ellis
Wino
Clive Russell
Clive Russell
Policeman
Paul Barber
Paul Barber
Scotty
Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
Aich
Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson
Doctor
Eileen O'Brien
Eileen O'Brien
Freda Dean
Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly
Pub Manager
Noreen Kershaw
Noreen Kershaw
Doctor
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
Father Dan Thomas
K
Karl Lornie
Danny Dean
S
Stephen Moss
Stephen Dean
C
Cheryl Leigh
Jackie Mills
V
Vince Earl
Jimmy Johnson
Gilly Coman
Gilly Coman
D.O.E Clerk
Bill Moores
Bill Moores
Arthur
Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck
Marley
J
Jimmy Coleman
Docker
S
Syd Newmann
Laughing Cavalier
N
Nicola Hollinshead
Janet Dean
J
Jean Warren
Maureen Hughes
J
Joey Kaye
Electrician
L
Lloyd Peters
Morgan
P
Peter Christian
Moey
Nick Maloney
Nick Maloney
Rent Man
Lesley Nightingale
Lesley Nightingale
Veronica
H
Harry Goodier
Scarface Policeman
J
Jason Cunliffe
Boy with Air Gun
J
John Carr
John Malone
I
Iggy Navarro
Shake Hands
Al T. Kossy
Al T. Kossy
Gnashers Llewellyn
E
Eric Granville
Glass Collector
J
James Culshaw
Police Driver
Doña Croll
Doña Croll
Hospital Patient
M
Mike Hayden
Priest

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