Boys from the Blackstuff(1982)
Drama
First Air Date: 1982-10-10
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 18
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
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.
Keywords
northern englandminiseriesworking classunemployment
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Miniseries
Episodes: 5E01
Jobs for the Boys
Air Date: 1982-10-10
The boys sign on at the Department of Employment and then collect George's son, Snowy, on their way to an off-the-boo...
E02
Moonlighter
Air Date: 1982-10-17
In desperation to feed and clothe his four children, Dixie takes an illicit job as a night security guard at the dock...
E03
Shop Thy Neighbour
Air Date: 1982-10-24
Pending the outcome of the moonlighting enquiry, Chrissie's dole money has been stopped, and this precipitates a show...
E04
Yosser's Story
Air Date: 1982-10-31
Yosser reaches the end of the line as the utility men, rent collectors, and social workers invade his home. Why on ea...
E05
George's Last Ride
Air Date: 1982-11-07
As George's health declines, his belief in the values of Old Labour remain unshaken. Chrissie takes him for one last ...
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