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Boys From The Blackstuff One of the BBC's greatest-ever dramas, with searing performances from the likes of Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, and Julie Walters. The harsh reality of Thatcher's Britain's in the early '80s is vividly brought to life by Alan Bleasdale. It's bleak stuff, but it's not without its humour. Albeit of a dark nature. The scene in a pub, where everyone seems to have been driven crackers by years of unemployment, is funny in an uncomfortable, macabre sort of way. Bernard Hill's Yosser Hughes became a national anti-hero, and his "Gissa job" became a national catchphrase. So crushed by not having a job he seems to think about nothing else, and enters a building site, and starts laying bricks (badly) - before anyone's offered him any work. There are some who still think Margaret Thatcher was great for Britain. This drama proves otherwise... - Paul Rance/booksmusicfilmstv.com. |
