Brass (1983–1984)

Gritty, Northern mining drama meets Dallas. Bradley Hardacre runs the local mine and has to deal with his very strange family as well as the trouble caused by his workers, led by the ... See full summary »

Stars:

Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, Barbara Ewing

1 win.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Timothy West	...	Bradley Hardacre (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Caroline Blakiston	...	Lady Patience Hardacre (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Barbara Ewing	...	Agnes Fairchild (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
David Ashton	...	Dr. McDuff (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
James Saxon	...	Morris Hardacre (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Gail Harrison	...	Isobel Hardacre (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Emily Morgan	...	Charlotte Hardacre (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Shaun Scott	...	Jack Fairchild (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Gary Cady	...	Matthew Fairchild (32 episodes, 1983-1990)
Robert Reynolds	...	Austin Hardacre (26 episodes, 1983-1984)
Geoffrey Hinsliff	...	George Fairchild (26 episodes, 1983-1984)

Storyline

Gritty, Northern mining drama meets Dallas. Bradley Hardacre runs the local mine and has to deal with his very strange family as well as the trouble caused by his workers, led by the redoubtable Agnes Fairchild (she of the heaving bosom). Comedy show full of references to other TV shows as well as various historical events.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1983 (UK)

Also Known As:

Coraje

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (32 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Genius

Brilliantly funny!! Part satire on "its grim up north" drama and surreal in a Pythonish way at times. Timothy West has great fun (I imagine) playing an unscrupulous factory owner pulling out all the stops (as do all the cast) to lampoon all the stereotypical traits of such well recognisable characters. Stevenson and Roach (the writers) have pitched the whole thing just right. Not enough people "got it" at the time and it has fallen out of the publics memory it seems. Time for a revival. Search it out, it is still available on DVD I think. " Too much meat in the canteen dinners" is Bradley Hardacres response to any show of spirit from his workers. The workers are so poor, they can only bring a grape (yes A grape) to the hospitalised. Yes its that surreal.Enjoy if you can find it.