Our Friends in the North (1996)

EnglishSeries19961 season70 min episodesDrama, War & Politics★ 7.8/10

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

Starring

Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee

Music

Colin Towns

First aired

1996-01-15

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

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