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Our Friends in the North

  • 1996
  • 1 season
  • Drama, War & Politics
  • 7.7

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.

Watch on BritboxStart at S1 · E1

Latest episode

S1 · E9 · 1995

Mar 11, 1996

Episodes

2 episodes · 1 still to air

  1. 1DVD Extras

    Date to be announced

  2. 2Christopher Eccleston Remembers... Our Friends in the North

    12 minSep 14, 2022

    Christopher Eccleston shares behind-the-scenes stories of the making of Peter Flannery's acclaimed 1996 BBC drama series, which turned its young cast into household names.

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Series cast

Christopher EcclestonNicky Hutchinson9 episodes
Mark StrongTerry 'Tosker' Cox9 episodes
Gina McKeeMary Cox (née Soulsby)9 episodes
Daniel CraigGeordie Peacock8 episodes
Peter VaughanFelix Hutchinson8 episodes
David BradleyEddie Wells8 episodes
Freda DowieFlorrie Hutchinson7 episodes
Alun ArmstrongAustin Donohue5 episodes
Malcolm McDowellBenny Barratt5 episodes
Geoffrey HutchingsJohn Edwards4 episodes
Frank CouchmanPatrick Soulsby4 episodes
Donald SumpterCommander Harold Chapple4 episodes
Danny WebbDS Ron Conrad4 episodes
Saskia WickhamClaudia Seabrook3 episodes
Julian FellowesClaud Seabrook3 episodes
Daniel CaseyAnthony Cox3 episodes
Rod CulbertsonBede Connor3 episodes
Val McLaneRita Cox3 episodes

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