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Boys from the Blackstuff

Boys from the Blackstuff

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

05 June 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Yosser Hughes

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Chrissie Todd

Tom Georgeson

Tom Georgeson

Dixie Dean

Alan Igbon

Alan Igbon

Loggo Logmond

Peter Kerrigan

Peter Kerrigan

George Malone

Gary Bleasdale

Gary Bleasdale

Kevin Dean

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Angie Todd

Jean Boht

Jean Boht

Miss Sutcliffe

David Fleeshman

David Fleeshman

D.O.E Assistant Manager

David Ross

David Ross

Donald Moss

David Neilson

David Neilson

Lawton

Shay Gorman

Shay Gorman

Molloy

Chris Darwin

Chris Darwin

Snowy Malone

Jean Heywood

Jean Heywood

Mary Malone

Tony Scoggo

Tony Scoggo

Ritchie Malone

James Ellis

James Ellis

Wino

Clive Russell

Clive Russell

Policeman

Paul Barber

Paul Barber

Scotty

Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth

Aich

Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson

Doctor

Eileen O'Brien

Eileen O'Brien

Freda Dean

Sam Kelly

Sam Kelly

Pub Manager

Noreen Kershaw

Noreen Kershaw

Doctor

Struan Rodger

Struan Rodger

Father Dan Thomas

Karl Lornie

Karl Lornie

Danny Dean

Stephen Moss

Stephen Moss

Stephen Dean

Cheryl Leigh

Cheryl Leigh

Jackie Mills

Vince Earl

Vince Earl

Jimmy Johnson

Gilly Coman

Gilly Coman

D.O.E Clerk

Bill Moores

Bill Moores

Arthur

Martin Wyldeck

Martin Wyldeck

Marley

Jimmy Coleman

Jimmy Coleman

Docker

Syd Newmann

Syd Newmann

Laughing Cavalier

Nicola Hollinshead

Nicola Hollinshead

Janet Dean

Jean Warren

Jean Warren

Maureen Hughes

Joey Kaye

Joey Kaye

Electrician

Lloyd Peters

Lloyd Peters

Morgan

Peter Christian

Peter Christian

Moey

Nick Maloney

Nick Maloney

Rent Man

Lesley Nightingale

Lesley Nightingale

Veronica

Harry Goodier

Harry Goodier

Scarface Policeman

Jason Cunliffe

Jason Cunliffe

Boy with Air Gun

John Carr

John Carr

John Malone

Iggy Navarro

Iggy Navarro

Shake Hands

Al T. Kossy

Al T. Kossy

Gnashers Llewellyn

Eric Granville

Eric Granville

Glass Collector

James Culshaw

James Culshaw

Police Driver

Doña Croll

Doña Croll

Hospital Patient

Mike Hayden

Mike Hayden

Priest

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