Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

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.

Boys from the Blackstuff

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Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
as Yosser Hughes
Michael Angelis
Michael Angelis
as Chrissie Todd
Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson
as Dixie Dean
Alan Igbon
Alan Igbon
as Loggo Logmond
Peter Kerrigan
Peter Kerrigan
as George Malone
Gary Bleasdale
Gary Bleasdale
as Kevin Dean
Julie Walters
Julie Walters
as Angie Todd
Jean Boht
Jean Boht
as Miss Sutcliffe
David Fleeshman
David Fleeshman
as D.O.E Assistant Manager
David Ross
David Ross
as Donald Moss
David Neilson
David Neilson
as Lawton
Shay Gorman
Shay Gorman
as Molloy
Chris Darwin
Chris Darwin
as Snowy Malone
Jean Heywood
Jean Heywood
as Mary Malone
Tony Scoggo
Tony Scoggo
as Ritchie Malone
James Ellis
James Ellis
as Wino
Clive Russell
Clive Russell
as Policeman
Paul Barber
Paul Barber
as Scotty
Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
as Aich
Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson
as Doctor
Eileen O'Brien
Eileen O'Brien
as Freda Dean
Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly
as Pub Manager
Noreen Kershaw
Noreen Kershaw
as Doctor
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
as Father Dan Thomas
Karl Lornie
Karl Lornie
as Danny Dean
Stephen Moss
Stephen Moss
as Stephen Dean
Cheryl Leigh
Cheryl Leigh
as Jackie Mills
Vince Earl
Vince Earl
as Jimmy Johnson
Gilly Coman
Gilly Coman
as D.O.E Clerk
Bill Moores
Bill Moores
as Arthur
Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck
as Marley
Jimmy Coleman
Jimmy Coleman
as Docker
Syd Newmann
Syd Newmann
as Laughing Cavalier
Nicola Hollinshead
Nicola Hollinshead
as Janet Dean
Jean Warren
Jean Warren
as Maureen Hughes
Joey Kaye
Joey Kaye
as Electrician
Lloyd Peters
Lloyd Peters
as Morgan
Peter Christian
Peter Christian
as Moey
Nick Maloney
Nick Maloney
as Rent Man
Lesley Nightingale
Lesley Nightingale
as Veronica
Harry Goodier
Harry Goodier
as Scarface Policeman
Jason Cunliffe
Jason Cunliffe
as Boy with Air Gun
John Carr
John Carr
as John Malone
Iggy Navarro
Iggy Navarro
as Shake Hands
Al T. Kossy
Al T. Kossy
as Gnashers Llewellyn
Eric Granville
Eric Granville
as Glass Collector
James Culshaw
James Culshaw
as Police Driver
Doña Croll
Doña Croll
as Hospital Patient
Mike Hayden
Mike Hayden
as Priest
Jamie Bleasdale
Jamie Bleasdale
as Dustin Hughes
Tamana Bleasdale
Tamana Bleasdale
as Anne Marie Hughes
Timothy Bleasdale
Timothy Bleasdale
as Jason Hughes
Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield
as Nosebleed Policeman
Peter Christian
Peter Christian
as Moey
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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    The black stuff

  • 0x2

    The muscle market

  • 0x3

    Bernard hill remembers... boys from the blackstuff

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Jobs for the boys

  • 1x2

    Moonlighter

  • 1x3

    Shop thy neighbour

  • 1x4

    Yosser's story

  • 1x5

    George's last ride

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