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Our Friends in the North

1996 – 1996 · BBC Two
1 seasons · 9 episodes
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War & Politics

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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.

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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.

SERIES CAST

Christopher Eccleston
Nicky Hutchinson
Mark Strong
Terry 'Tosker' Cox
Gina McKee
Mary Cox (née Soulsby)
Daniel Craig
Geordie Peacock
Peter Vaughan
Felix Hutchinson
David Bradley
Eddie Wells
Freda Dowie
Florrie Hutchinson
Alun Armstrong
Austin Donohue
Created by Peter Flannery

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Jan 15, 1996
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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