Boys from the Blackstuff

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Alan Bleasdale's tender, tragic portrait of life on Merseyside in the Thatcher era.

Alan Bleasdale's acclaimed drama. A tender, tragic portrait of life on Merseyside in the Thatcher era. With memorable performances by Bernard Hill and Julie Walters.

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Peter Kerrigan

Michael Angelis

Bernard Hill

Alan Igbon

Tom Georgeson

Gary Bleasdale

Ricky Tomlinson

Philip Saville

Alan Bleasdale

Michael Wearing

Boys from the Blackstuff: Series 1: Episode 5: George's Last Ride

George's Last Ride

Episode 5

Episode 5: George's Last Ride

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BBC Two - Boys from the Blackstuff, Series 1, George's Last Ride

An ill George Malone reminisces about his hopeful, politically active youth.

George reminisces about his younger days, recalling his hopeful, politically active youth.

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.

Boys from the Blackstuff: Series 1

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