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The Black Stuff

  • TV Movie
  • 1980
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
662
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Michael Angelis, Gary Bleasdale, Tom Georgeson, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon, and Peter Kerrigan in The Black Stuff (1980)
Drama

A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.A group of Liverpudlians goes to Middlesborough to lay a tarmac road.

  • Director
    • Jim Goddard
  • Writer
    • Alan Bleasdale
  • Stars
    • Michael Angelis
    • Tom Georgeson
    • Alan Igbon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    662
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Goddard
    • Writer
      • Alan Bleasdale
    • Stars
      • Michael Angelis
      • Tom Georgeson
      • Alan Igbon
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Michael Angelis
    Michael Angelis
    • Chrissie Todd
    Tom Georgeson
    • Dixie Dean
    Alan Igbon
    Alan Igbon
    • Loggo Logmond
    Gary Bleasdale
    • Kevin Dean
    Peter Kerrigan
    • George Malone
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Yosser Hughes
    Jean Warren
    • Maureen
    Janine Duvitski
    Janine Duvitski
    • Student
    Edward Peel
    Edward Peel
    • Clerk of Works
    David Calder
    David Calder
    • McKenna
    Valerie Lilley
    Valerie Lilley
    • Doris
    Sean Lynch
    Sean Lynch
    • Brendan
    Alan Lake
    • Dominic
    Lois Baxter
    • Masseuse
    Michael Wardle
    Michael Wardle
    • Lorry Driver
    David Theakston
    • Bank Manager
    Derry Jordan
    • Bank Clerk
    Juliet Cooke
    • Hotel Manageress
    • Director
      • Jim Goddard
    • Writer
      • Alan Bleasdale
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The programme was filmed in 1978 and was ready for broadcast by the end of that year, but an internal dispute within the BBC led to a postponement of over a year. While most people assume that it was written in response to Margaret Thatcher coming to power, it was in fact written over 18 months before this happened.
    • Quotes
      • [McKenna has just sacked Yosser. Yosser says he is going to go it alone, but McKenna threatens that he will make sure that Yosser never works again]
      • Yosser Hughes: [ranting] We'll see about that, McKenna. I'm gonna have more than one stinking shirt. I'm gonna have a suit for every day of the week. I'm gonna have a plane, McKenna.
      • George Malone: [to himself] And I'm gonna go to Lourdes, get cured, come home, divorce the missus and marry Rita Hayworth. God knows, there's nothing like hope.
    • Connections
      Featured in What We Were Watching: Christmas 1979 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Martin Lee, Lee Sheriden and Tony Hiller

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 2, 1980 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Coulby Newham, near Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK(housing estate where the Scousers are working)
    • Production company
      • BBC Manchester
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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