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Our Friends in the North is a British television drama serial produced by the BBC. It was originally broadcast in nine episodes on BBC Two in early 1996. Written by Peter Flannery, it tells the story of four friends from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over a period of 31 years, from 1964 to 1995. The story makes reference to certain political and social events which occurred during the era portrayed, some specific to Newcastle and others which affected Britain as a whole. These include general elections, police and local government corruption, the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) and the Great Storm of 1987.
Original Release
01/15/1996 on BBC
US Release
09/30/1999
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Christopher Eccleston | Nicky Hutchinson |
Mark Strong | Tosker Cox |
Gina McKee | Mary Cox / Mary Soulsby |
Daniel Craig | Geordie Peacock |
Peter Vaughan | Felix Hutchinson |
David Bradley | Eddie Wells |
Freda Dowie | Florrie Hutchinson |
Alun Armstrong | Austin Donohue |
Malcolm McDowell | Benny Barratt |
Danny Webb | Detective Sergeant Ron Conrad / Detective Inspector Ron Conrad |
Directors
Simon Cellan Jones, Pedr James, Stuart Urban
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Christopher Eccleston | Nicky Hutchinson |
Mark Strong | Tosker Cox |
Gina McKee | Mary Cox / Mary Soulsby |
Daniel Craig | Geordie Peacock |
Peter Vaughan | Felix Hutchinson |
David Bradley | Eddie Wells |
Freda Dowie | Florrie Hutchinson |
Alun Armstrong | Austin Donohue |
Malcolm McDowell | Benny Barratt |
Danny Webb | Detective Sergeant Ron Conrad / Detective Inspector Ron Conrad |
David Schofield | Detective Chief Inspector John Salway / Detective Chief Superintendent John Salway / Detective Inspector John Salway |
Geoffrey Hutchings | John Edwards |
Donald Sumpter | Commander Harold Chapple |
Frank Couchman | Patrick Soulsby |
Daniel Casey | Anthony Cox |
Tony Haygarth | Roy Johnson |
Rod Culbertson | Bede Connor |
Tracey Wilkinson | Elaine Cox / Elaine Craig |
Peter Jeffrey | Commissioner Colin Blamire / Commissioner Sir Colin Blamire / Deputy Commissioner Colin Blamire |
John Dair | Charlie Dawson |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Wearing | Executive Producer |
Nicola Shindler | Producer |
Charles Pattinson | Producer |
Melanie Howard | Producer |