
Boys from the Blackstuff
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.
Last Episode Date: 1982-11-07
Drama
★★★★★★★★★★ (16 votes)
Official website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v39pm
Casts

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