First screened by the bbc in 1982 boys from the blackstuff is a series of legend in the uk. Boys from the blackstuff season 1 episode 1 jobs for the. Boys from the blackstuff parts 1 and 2 dvd, 2000 for. 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. Bernard hill, tom georgeson, michael angelis, alan igbon, peter kerrigan, gary. Boys from the blackstuff gripped audiences in 1982 with its bleak, fiercely funny exploration of the effect of the uks economic depression on a group of merseyside characters.
Boys from the blackstuff was first screened by the bbc in 1982. Watch boys from the blackstuff 1982 online tv show in. Boys from the blackstuff bbc two england 7 june 1989. Boys from the blackstuff was a british television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 october to 7 november 1982 on bbc2 the serial was written by liverpudlian playwright alan bleasdale, as a sequel to a television play, the black stuff. At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. What can you say that hasnt been said a thousand times over. The seminal bleasdale work now feels like a voice from a different age. The pub was pulled down last year to make way for flats. Boys from the blackstuff season 1 episode 2 rotten.
The black stuff was the original precursor to the 1982 boys from the blackstuff series, in which we get to know the main characters yosser, loggo, chrissie, george, dixie and his son, kevin. Boys from the blackstuff season 1 episode 2 rotten tomatoes. Where to countdown boys from the blackstuff air dates. It was, as others have said, the standard to live up to for drama programmes for years to come after it was made, and indeed, the actual play the blackstuff, which was the prequel if you like for the boys, was absolutely brilliant, and setup a lot of the relationships that took place in the ensuing series.
In 2003, i was a boy of 22 years, who served after the attacks of september 11. A last look at pub made famous by boys from the blackstuff. Well, i could say that ilona sekaczs melancholic score never puts a foot wrong. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. It painted an uncomfortable but nevertheless warranted portrait of a city and a country teetering precariously on the brink of social and economic disaster, where the only real victims were those who were prevented by circumstances beyond their. As they struggle to make ends meet in a depressed economy, and to hold. The infamous scene filmed at the green man pub on vauxhall road.
The black stuff was the original precursor to the 1982 boys from the blackstuff series, in which the main characters yosser, loggo, chrissie, george, dixie and his son, kevin, were introduced. From the pen of renowned playwright alan bleasdale came this sequel to his 1978 play the black stuff. Boys from the blackstuff is presented in standard 4. Whilst there they get up to all sorts of mayhem, the young lad who is the teaboy is told by the older men to put plenty of sugar in the his tea because it will help his sex drive. When will be boys from the blackstuff next episode air date. Where and how to watch boys from the blackstuff tv show on kodi. Bernard hill born 17 december 1944 is an english film, stage and television actor. The cityscape, clothing, dialogue and attitudes now seem to be from a lost, vaguely remembered past. It follows the group as they set off from liverpool to undertake a casual tarmac laying job on a new housing development in middlesbrough. The episode ended with chrissie, loggo and yosser walking through the streets against a bleak backdrop of demolition crews continuing to knock hell. Its strangely though one ive never seen as at the time i was too young to watch it and i dont think the bbc have ever repeated it since shame on them.
Listen to boys from the blackstuff from down and outss boys from the blackstuff for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Boys from the blackstuff is a british television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 october to 7 november 1982 on bbc2. Be the first to ask a question about boys from the blackstuff lists with this book. Boys from the black stuff rockin in the free world by. Looking for the scripts matching boys from the blackstuff. Shown in 1981 as a standalone between the initial drama and the subsequent series, it centres on danny duggan played by peter postlethwaite, the building boss who employs people cheaply by being complicit in the social security fraud of his employees and therefore guilty of a crime himself. The webs largest and most comprehensive scripts resource. Boys from the blackstuff sprang out of a bbc play for today, the black stuff, which was filmed in 1978 although it wasnt shown until 1980. Boys from the blackstuff, 1982 from the pen of renowned playwright alan bleasdale came this sequel to his 1978 play the black stuff. Boys from the black stuff rockin in the free world by russell auty. Boys from the blackstuff tv miniseries 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
I was gripped by this from the word go because it was the sort of thing i was dying to write at that time. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at. Boys from the blackstuff is now seen by many as a piece of cult television drama. Bernard hill, tom georgeson, michael angelis, alan igbon, peter kerrigan, gary bleasdale, tamana bleasdale, jamie bleasdale, timothy bleasdale, shay gorman, philip saville, boys from the blackstuff complete series 3dvd box set, boys from the blackstuff complete series 3dvd box set, philip saville, bernard hill. Boys from the blackstuff online full episodes of season. A group of lads from liverpool travel to middlesborough in their transit van to lay tarmac on the roads of a new estate on teeside.
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Mar 29, 2014 boys from the blackstuff, 1982 alan bleasdale, a former teacher, is a writer and producer known for his social realism dramas. There are not enough superlatives to describe this drama. The blackstuff boys from the black stuff pilot youtube. The gripping boys from the blackstuff, all 5 episodes. Boys from the blackstuff trailer bbc2 03101982 youtube. This list includes all of the boys from the blackstuff main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show youll find them below. Boys from the blackstuff was a british television drama series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 october to 7 november 1982 on bbc2. Popular videos boys from the blackstuff boys from the blackstuff topic.
Is there really much point proclaiming how brilliantly written it is, how beautifully cast it is, or how important it is. He wrote boys from the blackstuff in the late 70s but the series wasn. It is in my opinion the finest drama series the bbc have ever produced. The blackstuff, alan bleasdales original 90minute play, is presented as a prelude to the series with the bonus of an insightful commentary from. Boys from the blackstuff complete 5 episodes full report. The serial was written by liverpudlian playwright alan bleasdale, as a sequel to a television play, the black stuff. Michael angelis, julie walters, bernard hill, tom georgeson, alan igbon, peter kerrigan, gary bleasdale, jamie bleasdale. Seven british construction workers escape britains ever growing dole queues and travel to germany to work on a site in dusseldorf. Boys from the blackstuff cast list, including photos of the actors when available. The tv series boys from the blackstuff goes from what alan bleasdales fivepart 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. Bernard hill, tom georgeson, michael angelis, alan igbon, peter kerrigan, gary bleasdale, tamana bleasdale, jamie bleasdale, timothy bleasdale, shay gorman, philip saville, boys from the blackstuff complete series 3dvd box set, boys from the blackstuff. Boys from the blackstuff cast list of all boys from the.
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Boys from the blackstuff complete series 3dvd box set nonusa format, pal, reg. Boys from the blackstuff focused on five such men, unemployed tarmac gang workers hence the black stuff struggling to find work. Boys love karoruko 2006 we meet, come to know each other fall in love and part right after. Like cathy come home before it, boys from the blackstuff had an impact on british society at large. Georges last ride was the fifth and final episode of the brilliant boys from the blackstuff series, and it was first screened nearly 35 years ago on sunday november 7, 1982. Boys from the blackstuff michael angelis and mark moraghan.
Demolition company mcvey bros paid homage to the green mans role in the bbc drama by hanging a commemorative sign on the building before it was raised. A lovely glowing ident and merchandise promotion to celebrate 60 bbc years precedes a trailer for the hardhitting alan bleasdale drama serial, boys from the blackstuff. Boys from the blackstuff special 2 the muscle market. A successor to his earlier, 105minute tv play the black stuff 1980, alan bleasdales fivepart 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.
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