1 Season
5 Episode
Boys from the Blackstuff - Season 1 Episode 1 Jobs for the Boys
TV series that defined the depression-scarred 1980s Britain
The boys sign on at the Department of Employment and then collect George's son, Snowy, on their way to an off-the-books construction job for Malloy. Much to their amusement, the conversion job turns out to be the future new offices of the D.O.E. Unfortunately, D.O.E. officials Moss and Lawton suspect their scam and are determined to catch them in the act. Ineptitude on several sides, however, leads to tragedy.
- Year: 1982
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC Two
- Keyword: northern england, miniseries, working class, unemployment
- Director: Alan Bleasdale
- Cast: Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Tom Georgeson, Alan Igbon, Peter Kerrigan, Gary Bleasdale