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Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 4: Yosser's Story

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 10 months

Drama series set in the recession-hit Britain of the Thatcher era. After his wife leaves him, and with no job, Yosser Hughes struggles to hold his family together. Show more

Contributors

Yosser Hughes:
Bernard Hill
Maureen Hughes:
Jean Warren
Jason Hughes:
Timothy Bleasdale
Anne Marie Hughes:
Tamana Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes:
Jamie Bleasdale
Chrissie Todd:
Michael Angelis
Loggo Logmond:
Alan Igbon
George Malone:
Peter Kerrigan
Himself:
Sammy Lee

Genres

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC Four

Biopic of director James Whale. When a handsome gardener starts work at his house, Whale is entranced and begins a complex friendship with him. With Ian McKellen and Lynn Redgrave. Show more

Contributors

James Whale:
Ian McKellen
Clayton 'Clay' Boone:
Brendan Fraser
David Lewis:
David Dukes
Dwight:
Mark Kiely
Elsa Lanchester:
Rosalind Ayres
Edmund Kay:
Jack Plotnick
Director:
Bill Condon

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Compilation of performances from 1970s singer-songwriters including Bobbie Gentry, Kris Kristofferson, Buffy Saint-Marie, Janis Ian, Gordon Lightfoot, John Martyn and Randy Newman. Show more

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