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Our Friends in the North

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.

19961 seasonNRDrama, War & Politics

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About Our Friends in the North

Creators
Peter Flannery
Cast
Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee
Genres
Drama, War & Politics
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

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