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Our Friends in the North

★ 7.7 TMDB Rating · 26 votes

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.

Created by
Peter Flannery
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Episode length
~1h 10m
First aired
Jan 15, 1996
Networks
BBC Two
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of Our Friends in the North

  • Portrait of Christopher Eccleston

    Christopher Eccleston

    Nicky Hutchinson

  • Portrait of Mark Strong

    Mark Strong

    Terry 'Tosker' Cox

  • Portrait of Gina McKee

    Gina McKee

    Mary Cox (née Soulsby)

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Seasons

  • Specials

    Air date unknown

    2 episodes

  • Poster for Miniseries of Our Friends in the North

    Miniseries

    Jan 14, 1996

    9 episodes

    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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