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Our Friends in the North
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Our Friends in the North

1996-01-15 · 70 min / episode · ★ 7.8

Drama · War & Politics

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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Creators
Peter Flannery
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BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

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Christopher EcclestonChristopher EcclestonNicky Hutchinson
Mark StrongMark StrongTerry 'Tosker' Cox
Gina McKeeGina McKeeMary Cox (née Soulsby)

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