Our Friends in the North
1996 Drama, War & Politics 1 season
TMDB rating 7.7/10 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.
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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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TMDB rating 6.0/10
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Cast and details
Christopher EcclestonNicky Hutchinson
Mark StrongTerry 'Tosker' Cox
Gina McKeeMary Cox (née Soulsby)
Daniel CraigGeordie Peacock
Peter VaughanFelix Hutchinson
David BradleyEddie Wells
Freda DowieFlorrie Hutchinson
Alun ArmstrongAustin Donohue
Malcolm McDowellBenny Barratt
Geoffrey HutchingsJohn Edwards- Frank CouchmanPatrick Soulsby
Donald SumpterCommander Harold Chapple
- Created by
- Peter Flannery
- Network
- BBC Two
- First aired
- Jan 15, 1996
- Latest episode
- Mar 11, 1996
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