Boys from the Blackstuff

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.

TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain

Release date : 1982-11-07

Production country :
United Kingdom

Production company :
BBC Two

Durasi : 50 Min.

Popularity : 1.3394

7.70

Total Vote : 16

Advantages of TV Series

Because it has so many episodes, the series can develop characters and conflicts more slowly and realistically.

Disadvantages of TV Series

The early seasons are good, but as time goes on the quality of the story or acting can decline.