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Boys from the Blackstuff

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

★ 7.7 (16 votes) | 1982 | 0h 50m
Drama
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date October 10, 1982
  • Last Air Date November 7, 1982
  • Seasons 1
  • Episodes 5
  • Networks BBC Two

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3 episodes • 1980

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5 episodes • 1982

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Boys From The Blackstuff | Trailer
Boys From The Blackstuff | Trailer
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Yosser Hughes - Gizza Job - Boys from the Blackstuff

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