Our friends in the north tv miniseries 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Our friends in the north is a british television drama serial produced by the bbc. First few episodes were really interesting showing the directions each one of the friends would choose in life and how it turned out for them. Then it just got too involved with the progressive point of view about everything from the two main characters, mary and nicky. Our friends in the north final scene 1995 duration. Tosker leaves to be with elaine and their young grandchildren. The miners strike dominates both the country and the lives of the four friends. Our friends in the north tv show season 1 episodes list. Twentyyearold nicky hutchinson returns to newcastle in 1964 after several months working in the southern united states, where he participated in the emerging civil rights movement in new orleans. Our friends in the north episode 1 part one youtube. Our friends in the north episode 3 part two youtube. Each of the nine episodes is named after the year in which it is set 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, and 1995 and they chart political events and social changes occurring in these years, from the widespread police corruption of the 1960s, the miners strikes and the rise of margaret thatcher in the 1980s, and the birth of new labour in the 1990s. All that would change when our friends in the north was broadcast from january to march 1996. List of our friends in the north episodes wikipedia.
A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends, nicky, geordie, mary, and tosker, from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. It was originally broadcast in nine episodes on bbc2 in early 1996. Jump to navigation jump to search this is an episode list of the. 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. At florries funeral, nicky breaks down in tears and at the wake the four friends are briefly alone together for the first time in 31 years. 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. He is also finding it difficult to remain friends with mary, whose marriage to tosker is collapsing under the strain of toskers onenight stands and his suspicion of nicky. Our friends in the north poster our friends in the north 1996. Our friends in the north writer peter flannery recalls the difficult birth of his threedecadespanning posh soap opera amy raphael fri 17 sep 2010 19. Jackson had agreed to nine onehour episodes but flannery protested that each episode should be as long as it needed. A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends, nicky, geordie, mary, and tosker. Bbc drama series following the lives of four friends from north east england over three decades. Our friends in the north episode 1 part eight duration.