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Alan Bleasdales Boys From The Blackstuff follows the stories of five unemployed men who lose their jobs as a response to the Thatcher era. Set in the city of Liverpool, each episode focuses on a different member of the group. The series was highly acclaimed for its powerful and emotional depiction of the desperation wrought by high unemployment and a subsequent lack of social support during the 1980s. Yosser Hughes (Bernard Hill) one of the five is a man driven to the edge of his sanity by the loss of his job, his wife, the authorities' continued attempts to take his children away from him and his constant attempts at salvaging his male pride. Yossers catchphrase, "Gizza' job!" ("give us a job") and "I can do that!" became part of the popular consciousness of the Eighties, summing up the mood of many who sought desperately for work during the era. Boys From The Blackstuff helped to establish the career of Julie Walters (Educating Rita), who played the most prominent female role as Angie, the wife of Chrissie, played by Michael Angelis.

Actor
Peter Kerrigan, Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Julie Walters, Tom Georgeson, Alan Igbon
Director
Philip Saville
Rating
M
Studio
Acorn Media
Format
DVD
Language
English
Movie/TV Title
Boys from the Blackstuff
Aspect Ratio
1.78:1
Type
TV Series
Run Time
408 Mins
Genre
Drama

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