TV Series · 1996

Our Friends in the North

70 min · Drama, War & Politics · Ended

Composite

7.7

IMDb

8.6 / 10

2,708 votes

TMDB

7.7 / 10

26 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Streaming availability

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Cast

Christopher Eccleston

Nicky Hutchinson

Mark Strong

Terry 'Tosker' Cox

Gina McKee

Mary Cox (née Soulsby)

Crew

Art

Rob Hinds Production Design
Henry Jaworski Art Direction
Julie Knight Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

James Keast Costume Design

Directing

Kim Armitage Continuity

Production

Andy Pryor Casting
Gail Stevens Casting
Melanie Howard Associate Producer
Nicola Shindler Associate Producer
Charles Pattinson Producer
Michael Wearing Executive Producer

Sound

Colin Towns Original Music Composer

Seasons & episodes

Miniseries (1 ep)

9. 1995

Mar 11, 1996 · 70 min

The year is 1995. Tosker and Elaine are opening a nightclub boat on the Tyne. When Tosker is reunited with Geordie, who has escaped from prison, he gives him a job helping them to set up for the opening night. Nicky and Mary are now long since separated and the latter has become an MP. When Nicky's mother, Florrie, dies, the four friends are reunited once again...