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.

First aired

1982-10-10

Genres

Drama

Seasons

1 (5 episodes)

Status

Ended

Created by

Alan Bleasdale

Directed / written by

Alan Bleasdale

TMDB rating

7.8/10 from 19 votes