Bernard Hill
as Yosser Hughes
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0/5
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
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7.8
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Drama
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50m
GB
• English
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.
Cast
Michael Angelis
as Chrissie Todd
Tom Georgeson
as Dixie Dean
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Alan Igbon
as Loggo Logmond
Peter Kerrigan
as George Malone
Gary Bleasdale
as Kevin Dean
Julie Walters
as Angie Todd
Jean Boht
as Miss Sutcliffe
David Fleeshman
as D.O.E Assistant Manager
David Ross
as Donald Moss
David Neilson
as Lawton
Shay Gorman
as Molloy
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Chris Darwin
as Snowy Malone
Jean Heywood
as Mary Malone
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Tony Scoggo
as Ritchie Malone
James Ellis
as Wino
Clive Russell
as Policeman
Paul Barber
as Scotty
Tony Haygarth
as Aich
Ricky Tomlinson
as Doctor
Eileen O'Brien
as Freda Dean
Sam Kelly
as Pub Manager
Noreen Kershaw
as Doctor
Struan Rodger
as Father Dan Thomas
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Karl Lornie
as Danny Dean
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Stephen Moss
as Stephen Dean
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Cheryl Leigh
as Jackie Mills
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Vince Earl
as Jimmy Johnson
Gilly Coman
as D.O.E Clerk
Bill Moores
as Arthur
Martin Wyldeck
as Marley
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Jimmy Coleman
as Docker
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Syd Newmann
as Laughing Cavalier
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Nicola Hollinshead
as Janet Dean
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Jean Warren
as Maureen Hughes
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Joey Kaye
as Electrician
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Lloyd Peters
as Morgan
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Peter Christian
as Moey
Nick Maloney
as Rent Man
Lesley Nightingale
as Veronica
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Harry Goodier
as Scarface Policeman
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Jason Cunliffe
as Boy with Air Gun
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John Carr
as John Malone
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Iggy Navarro
as Shake Hands
Al T. Kossy
as Gnashers Llewellyn
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Eric Granville
as Glass Collector
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James Culshaw
as Police Driver
Doña Croll
as Hospital Patient
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Mike Hayden
as Priest
Episodes
Jobs for the Boys
E1 50mThe boys sign on at the Department of Employment and then collect George's son, Snowy, on their way to an off-the-books construction job for Malloy. Much to their amusement, the conversion job turns out to be the future new offices of the D.O.E. Unfortunately, D.O.E. officials Moss and Lawton suspect their scam and are determined to catch them in the act. Ineptitude on several sides, however, leads to tragedy.
Moonlighter
E2 50mIn desperation to feed and clothe his four children, Dixie takes an illicit job as a night security guard at the docks. He soon discovers that one man alone on a ship at night can do nothing but turn a blind eye to a gang of pilferers but, if the missing goods are noticed, what will he tell his boss, whose small security company is struggling to survive? Meanwhile, the petty bureucrats at the D.O.E. launch an undercover operation, and Dixie's wife Freda is too frightened to open the door to the house.
Shop Thy Neighbour
E3 50mPending the outcome of the moonlighting enquiry, Chrissie's dole money has been stopped, and this precipitates a showdown with his wife, Angie. Meanwhile, at the D.O.E., middle management is completely out of control since the Manager, Miss Sutcliffe, has more important things to worry about than running her department. As Chrissie and Angie's row reaches its climax, violence erupts.
Yosser's Story
E4 50mYosser reaches the end of the line as the utility men, rent collectors, and social workers invade his home. Why on earth doesn't he turn his three small children over to his estranged wife, Maureen, rather than let them be taken into care?
George's Last Ride
E5 50mAs George's health declines, his belief in the values of Old Labour remain unshaken. Chrissie takes him for one last tour of the now-abandoned docklands where he once worked, and they have what may well be the most important and heartfelt conversation of their long friendship.
