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.
Release date: 1982-10-10
User rating:
7.7 / 10
16 votes
Orginal language: English
Director: Alan Bleasdale
Trailers and Teasers
Main cast
Bernard Hill
as Yosser Hughes
Michael Angelis
as Chrissie Todd
Tom Georgeson
as Dixie Dean
Alan Igbon
as Loggo Logmond
Peter Kerrigan
as George Malone
Gary Bleasdale
as Kevin Dean
Julie Walters
as Angie Todd
Jean Boht
as Miss Sutcliffe
David Fleeshman
as D.O.E Assistant Manager
David Ross
as Donald Moss
David Neilson
as Lawton
Shay Gorman
as Molloy
Jean Heywood
as Mary Malone
James Ellis
as Wino
Clive Russell
as Policeman
Paul Barber
as Scotty
Tony Haygarth
as Aich
Ricky Tomlinson
as Doctor
Sam Kelly
as Pub Manager
Noreen Kershaw
as Doctor
Struan Rodger
as Father Dan Thomas
Gilly Coman
as D.O.E Clerk
Martin Wyldeck
as Marley
Nick Maloney
as Rent Man
Lesley Nightingale
as Veronica
Doña Croll
as Hospital Patient
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Chris Darwin - Snowy Malone, Tony Scoggo - Ritchie Malone, Eileen O'Brien - Freda Dean, Karl Lornie - Danny Dean, Stephen Moss - Stephen Dean, Cheryl Leigh - Jackie Mills, Vince Earl - Jimmy Johnson, Bill Moores - Arthur, Jimmy Coleman - Docker, Syd Newmann - Laughing Cavalier, Nicola Hollinshead - Janet Dean, Jean Warren - Maureen Hughes, Joey Kaye - Electrician, Lloyd Peters - Morgan, Peter Christian - Moey, Harry Goodier - Scarface Policeman, Jason Cunliffe - Boy with Air Gun, John Carr - John Malone, Iggy Navarro - Shake Hands, Al T. Kossy - Gnashers Llewellyn, Eric Granville - Glass Collector, James Culshaw - Police Driver, Mike Hayden - Priest
Crew - click here to expand
Ilona Sekacz - Music, Michael Wearing - Producer