"Boys from the Blackstuff" (1982) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 October 1982 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Children | Father | Suicide Attempt | Liverpool | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Michael Angelis	...	Chrissie Todd (5 episodes, 1982)
Bernard Hill	...	Yosser Hughes (5 episodes, 1982)
Alan Igbon	...	Loggo Lomond (5 episodes, 1982)
Peter Kerrigan	...	George Malone (5 episodes, 1982)
Gary Bleasdale	...	Kevin Dean (3 episodes, 1982)
Tamana Bleasdale	...	Anne Marie Hughes (3 episodes, 1982)
Jamie Bleasdale	...	Dustin Hughes (3 episodes, 1982)
Timothy Bleasdale	...	Jason Hughes (3 episodes, 1982)
Tom Georgeson	...	Dixie Dean (3 episodes, 1982)
Shay Gorman	...	Malloy (3 episodes, 1982)

Runtime:

50 min (5 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Dingle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Yosser's children were played by Alan Bleasdale's children, while Dixie's son Kev was played by Bleasdale's cousin Gary Bleasdale.

Quotes:

[recurring line]
Yosser Hughes: Gizza job! I can do that!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005)

If you regard yourself as a social commentator, watch this.

Alan Bleasdale's defining production. Almost unbearably tragic characters, yet Bleasdale manages to find the opportunity for rare wit in his dialogue. As good a T.V. series as there has ever been. Truly the work of a genius.