Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

Stars:

Michael Angelis, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

children | father | suicide attempt | liverpool | tv mini series | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1982 (UK)

Also Known As:

Pikipojat

Filming Locations:

Dingle, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (5 episodes)

Did You Know?

Trivia

This drama was seen by many as an indictment of Thatcher's Britain, but in fact Alan Bleasdale wrote four out of the five episodes before Margaret Thatcher even came to power.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

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

User Reviews

Brilliance!

This series is being reshown on T.V. at the moment and it reminds one on how drama should be made. True the subject matter about poverty and unemployment in 80's Britain was a strong one for the writer,producer,director& actors to rise to. But they do it with the peak of professionalism,realism & creativity, seldom seen in more recent T.V. ( or Film for that matter ) output.

All the episodes which make up the series really move the watcher even today and it sends echoes out to everyone living in 90's Britain towards the turn of the century where some similar themes as explored in this piece are still more than ever relevant today.