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The Black Stuff

Writer Alan Bleasedale's hard hitting black comedy, set against the harsh backdrop of struggle and hopelessly bleak unemployment in the Liverpool of Thatcher's Britain, chronicled the lives of a group of tarmac layers as they sought to find work, whilst suffering the despair and indignity of life on the scrapheap.

English
  • Originally Aired January 2, 1980
  • Runtime 102 minutes
  • Special Position Airs before season 10, episode 11
  • Production Code b00tw1jz
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
Alan Bleasdale Writer
David Rose Producer
Peter Kerrigan Guest Star George Malone
Michael Angelis Guest Star Chrissie Todd
Bernard Hill Guest Star Yosser Hughes
Tom Georgeson Guest Star Dixie Dean
Jean Warren Guest Star Maureen Hughes
Alan Igbon Guest Star Loggo Logmond
Gary Bleasdale Guest Star Kevin 'Kev' Dean
Jim Goddard Director