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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

1980s drama series. Mary Fisher's romantic idyll with her lover Bobbo is beginning to fray a little as her drunken mother and her lover's demanding children invade their lives. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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1964 production of Shakespeare's famous play. Filmed in Elsinore, Denmark.

Contributors

Claudius, King of Denmark:
Robert Shaw
Polonius:
Alec Clunes
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark:
June Tobin
Gravedigger:
Roy Kinnear
Producer:
Peter Luke

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Drama about two youngsters growing up together in suburban London in the early 60s, both determined to escape from `Metroland' and dreaming of the boulevards of Bohemian Paris. Show more

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Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 1: Jobs for the Boys

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Drama series about life in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Chrissie, Dixie, Yosser, Loggo and George sign on before heading off to work for Malloy. Show more

Contributors

Chrissie Todd:
Michael Angelis
Loggo Logmond:
Alan Igbon
Yosser Hughes:
Bernard Hill
George Malone:
Peter Kerrigan
Dixie Dean:
Tom Georgeson
Kevin Dean:
Gary Bleasdale
Donald Moss:
David Ross
Jason Hughes:
Timothy Bleasdale
Anna Marie Hughes:
Tamana Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes:
Jamie Bleasdale

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Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 3: Shop Thy Neighbour

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Drama series set in 1980s recession-hit Britain. Chrissie and Angie are driven to despair by money problems and the Department of Employment investigators. Show more

Contributors

Chrissie Todd:
Michael Angelis
Angie Todd:
Julie Walters
Miss Sutcliffe:
Jean Boht
DOE Assistant Manager:
David Fleeshman
Donald Moss:
David Ross
Jackie Mills:
Cheryl Leigh
Yosser Hughes:
Bernard Hill
Loggo Logmond:
Alan Igbon
George Malone:
Peter Kerrigan
Jason Hughes:
Timothy Bleasdale
Anna Marie Hughes:
Tamana Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes:
Jamie Bleasdale

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Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 2: Moonlighter

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Drama set in recession-hit Britain in the Thatcher era. Dixie Dean, working at night in the port as a security guard, is strongarmed into accepting bribes. Show more

Contributors

Dixie Dean:
Tom Georgeson
Kevin Dean:
Gary Bleasdale
DOE Assistant Manager:
David Fleeshman
Jackie Mills:
Cheryl Leigh
Chrissie Todd:
Michael Angelis
Loggo Logmond:
Alan Igbon
George Malone:
Peter Kerrigan
Yosser Hughes:
Bernard Hill

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Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Adaptation of Fay Weldon's novel. Ruth, in the guise of Rita Rooney, persuades the elderly Mrs Fisher to visit her daughter Mary, Bobbo's mistress. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A downtrodden housewife wreaks revenge on her husband. Ruth discovers her husband has fallen in love with another woman and in her fury discovers that she has extraordinary powers. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Drama series about the supernatural revenge of a woman scorned. Mary Fisher's life is in ruins - she has lost almost everything and in despair turns to her priest for comfort. Show more

Contributors

Mary Fisher:
Patricia Hodge
Father Ferguson:
Tom Baker
Nurse Black:
Teresa Garraway
Mrs Fisher:
Liz Smith
Brenda:
Noel Dyson
Bookshop Manageress:
Ann Pennington
Prison Warder:
Phil Ryan
Dr Rohn:
John Rowe
Dr Ghengis:
Stephen Greif
Producer:
Sally Head
Writer:
Fay Weldon

Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 4: Yosser's Story

Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 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

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Boys from the Blackstuff

Series 1

Episode 5: George's Last Ride

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

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

Contributors

George Malone:
Peter Kerrigan
Chrissie Todd:
Michael Angelis
Yosser Hughes:
Bernard Hill
Loggo Logmond:
Alan Igbon
Dixie Dean:
Tom Georgeson
Kevin Dean:
Gary Bleasdale
Hospital Doctor:
Ricky Tomlinson

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