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Release Year1982
Runtime1 Season
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes18
DirectorAlan Bleasdale
WritersAlan Bleasdale
TypeWeb Series
Rating7.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBoys from the Blackstuff
About 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.
Directed by Alan Bleasdale, Boys from the Blackstuff leans on a strong ensemble — Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Tom Georgeson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1982.
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