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Author: | Rumpole [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Our Friends in the North |
Our Friends in the North Wikepedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Friends_in_the_North Quote: Our Friends in the North is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in nine episodes on BBC Two in early 1996. Written by Peter Flannery, it tells the story of four friends from the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England over 31 years from 1964 to 1995. The story references many real political and social events, both specific to Newcastle and to Britain as a whole, which occurred during the era portrayed, including general elections, police and local government corruption, the UK miners' strike (1984–1985) and the Great Storm of 1987.
The serial is commonly regarded as one of the most successful BBC television dramas of the 1990s, described by The Daily Telegraph as "A production where all ... worked to serve a writer's vision. We are not likely to look upon its like again." It has been named by the British Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, by The Guardian newspaper as the third greatest television drama of all time, and by the Radio Times magazine as one of the 40 greatest television programmes. It was awarded three British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), two Royal Television Society Awards, four Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, and a Certificate of Merit from the San Francisco International Film Festival. Our Friends in the North helped to establish the careers of its four lead actors, Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong; for Craig in particular, his part in the serial has been referred to as his breakthrough role. It was also a controversial production, as its stories were partly based on real people and events, and several years passed before it was adapted from a play performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company, due in part to the BBC's fear of litigation. |
Author: | Rumpole [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Our Friends in the North |
Our Friends In The North Episode 1: 1964 Our Friends in the North Episode 2 The rest of the episodes look to be readily available on YT ![]() |
Author: | Rumpole [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Our Friends in the North |
It could be tricky finding all epispodes... there are perhaps combinations of episodes on YT.. The 1st episode above seems to have audio put of sync.. (I hate that).. trying what looks like a longer YT.. so likely 2 episopdes combined? Our Friends in the North - (1964) (1966) |
Author: | Rumpole [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:53 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Our Friends in the North |
our friends in the north (complete) YT Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... fcESfzJkD- |
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