Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Alan Bleasdale
  • First Air Date: 1982-10-10
  • Last Air Date: 1982-11-07
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 5
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Networks: BBC Two
star 7.8/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

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.

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Boys from the Blackstuff Seasons

Season 0

First Air Date: 1980-11-09
3 Episodes

Season 1

First Air Date: 1982-10-10
5 Episodes

Boys from the Blackstuff Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Jobs for the Boys70 min
Season 1Episode 2Moonlighter70 min
Season 1Episode 3Shop Thy Neighbour70 min
Season 1Episode 4Yosser's Story70 min
Season 1Episode 5George's Last Ride70 min
  • Bernard Hill

    as Yosser Hughes
  • Michael Angelis

    as Chrissie Todd
  • Tom Georgeson

    as Dixie Dean
  • 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
  • Chris Darwin

    as Snowy Malone
  • Jean Heywood

    as Mary Malone
  • 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
  • Karl Lornie

    as Danny Dean
  • Stephen Moss

    as Stephen Dean
  • Cheryl Leigh

    as Jackie Mills
  • Vince Earl

    as Jimmy Johnson
  • Gilly Coman

    as D.O.E Clerk
  • Bill Moores

    as Arthur
  • Martin Wyldeck

    as Marley
  • Jimmy Coleman

    as Docker
  • Syd Newmann

    as Laughing Cavalier
  • Nicola Hollinshead

    as Janet Dean
  • Jean Warren

    as Maureen Hughes
  • Joey Kaye

    as Electrician
  • Lloyd Peters

    as Morgan
  • Peter Christian

    as Moey
  • Nick Maloney

    as Rent Man
  • Lesley Nightingale

    as Veronica
  • Harry Goodier

    as Scarface Policeman
  • Jason Cunliffe

    as Boy with Air Gun
  • John Carr

    as John Malone
  • Iggy Navarro

    as Shake Hands
  • Al T. Kossy

    as Gnashers Llewellyn
  • Eric Granville

    as Glass Collector
  • James Culshaw

    as Police Driver
  • Doña Croll

    as Hospital Patient
  • Mike Hayden

    as Priest
Sound Ilona Sekacz Music
Production Michael Wearing Producer