Our Friends in the North 1996
Created by Peter Flannery
- Drama, War & Politics
- 70 min episodes
- 1 season
- 9 episodes
- Ended
Over the course of four decades, the personal lives of a quartet of Newcastle friends—Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker—intertwine with various political machinations, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.
DramaWar & Politics1970snorthern englandfriendshippoliticsminiseriesperiod dramanewcastle, englandsocial history1980s1960s1990s20th centuryBBC Two
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Christopher EcclestonNicky Hutchinson
- Mark StrongTerry 'Tosker' Cox
- Gina McKeeMary Cox (née Soulsby)
Crew
- Peter FlanneryCreator
- Colin TownsOriginal Music Composer
- Charles PattinsonProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries9 eps · 1996
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