Boys from the Blackstuff
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198270 Min.Beendet

Boys from the Blackstuff

Sender:BBC Two

Vorherige Episode

S01E05 - "George's Last Ride"

Ausgestrahlt am Nov 7, 1982, 12:00 PM

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Beschreibung

Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama series is an astute social commentary about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era.

Details

Status
Beendet
Sprache
English
Laufzeit
70 min
Erstausstrahlung
October 10, 1982
Beendet
November 7, 1982
Sendeplan
Sunday um 0:00

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Episoden (1 Staffel · 5 Episoden)

Jobs for the Boys

Chrissie, Dixie, Yosser, Loggo and George sign on at the benefit office before heading off for some short-term work for the builder Malloy. The conversion job turns out to be the future new offices of the DHSS. Unfortunately, DHSS officials Moss and Lawton suspect their scam and are determined to catch them in the act. Ineptitude on several sides, however, leads to tragedy.

Oct 10, 1982

70 Min.

Moonlighter

Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes for allowing the removal of goods under his charge in a docked ship. Chrissie, Loggo and George, the other members of the original gang, meet up prior to Snowy Malone's funeral.

Oct 17, 1982

70 Min.

Shop Thy Neighbour

Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama series, an astute social commentary about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Chrissie and his wife Angie are driven to despair by money problems and hounding by the Department of Employment investigators.

Oct 24, 1982

70 Min.

Yosser's Story

After his wife leaves him, Yosser Hughes struggles to hold his family together. But with no work and the police and social services closing in, he is driven towards a final desperate act. Bernard Hill's moving portrayal of a man who has hit rock bottom earned him a BAFTA award for best actor.

Oct 31, 1982

70 Min.

George's Last Ride

After his operation, George Malone walks out of hospital in his pyjamas. Chrissie, Loggo and George's sons return him, but he later leaves again. His wife knows that he wishes to die at home, so Chrissie takes George out in a wheelchair to the docks where he once worked.

Nov 7, 1982

70 Min.

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