Boys from the Blackstuff

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 aired

October 10, 1982

Last aired

November 7, 1982

Episodes

5

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Creator

Alan Bleasdale

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0083689