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Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
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.
Genres:
Drama
Keywords: tmdb.northern-england,
tmdb.miniseries,
tmdb.working-class,
tmdb.unemployment,
mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series,
imdb.tv-mini-series,
imdb.suicide-attempt + 5 more,
imdb.unemployment,
imdb.liverpool,
imdb.father,
imdb.children,
mdblist.has-trailer
Production companies: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
Network: BBC Two
Runtime: 400 min.
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Released: Oct. 9, 1982
Last Air Date: Nov. 7, 1982, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
