Our Friends in the North (1996)

About This Series

Our Friends in the North is a war and politics series created by Peter Flannery. Its leading cast includes Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong and Gina McKee. It premiered on January 15, 1996 on BBC Two. TMDB lists 1 season and 9 episodes so far and has ended.

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Trailer

Our Friends in the North trailer · plays from YouTube

Cast

• Christopher Eccleston Nicky Hutchinson 9 episodes
• Mark Strong Terry 'Tosker' Cox 9 episodes
• Gina McKee Mary Cox (née Soulsby) 9 episodes
• Daniel Craig Geordie Peacock 8 episodes
• Peter Vaughan Felix Hutchinson 8 episodes
• David Bradley Eddie Wells 8 episodes
• Freda Dowie Florrie Hutchinson 7 episodes
• Alun Armstrong Austin Donohue 5 episodes
• Malcolm McDowell Benny Barratt 5 episodes
• Geoffrey Hutchings John Edwards 4 episodes
• F Frank Couchman Patrick Soulsby 4 episodes
• Donald Sumpter Commander Harold Chapple 4 episodes
• Danny Webb DS Ron Conrad 4 episodes
• Saskia Wickham Claudia Seabrook 3 episodes
• Julian Fellowes Claud Seabrook 3 episodes
• Daniel Casey Anthony Cox 3 episodes
• R Rod Culbertson Bede Connor 3 episodes
• Val McLane Rita Cox 3 episodes

Seasons

• Miniseries1996 · 9 episodes
• Specials2 episodes