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S1 E5 · George's Last Ride
Boys from the Blackstuff is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on October 10, 1982. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5 "George's Last Ride", aired on November 7, 1982.
Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian tarmac layers Dixie, Chrissie, Loggo and Yosser, and their revered older friend, retired longshoreman and union leader, George Malone. As they struggle to make ends meet in a depressed economy, and to hold together their financially battered families, they are harrassed by the petty bureaucrats of the DHSS. But the lumbering investigational juggernaut is, both comically and tragically, guided by drivers with only a provisional license.
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5 episodes · 1 season
1982 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago
E5
As George's health declines, his belief in the values of Old Labour remain unshaken. Chrissie takes him for one last tour of the now-abandoned docklands where he once worked, and they have what may well be the most important and heartfelt conversation of their long friendship.
E4
Yosser reaches the end of the line as the utility men, rent collectors, and social workers invade his home. Why on earth doesn't he turn his three small children over to his estranged wife, Maureen, rather than let them be taken into care?
E3
Pending the outcome of the moonlighting enquiry, Chrissie's dole money has been stopped, and this precipitates a showdown with his wife, Angie. Meanwhile, at the D.O.E., middle management is completely out of control since the Manager, Miss Sutcliffe, has more important things to worry about than running her department. As Chrissie and Angie's row reaches its climax, violence erupts.
E2
In desperation to feed and clothe his four children, Dixie takes an illicit job as a night security guard at the docks. He soon discovers that one man alone on a ship at night can do nothing but turn a blind eye to a gang of pilferers but, if the missing goods are noticed, what will he tell his boss, whose small security company is struggling to survive? Meanwhile, the petty bureucrats at the D.O.E. launch an undercover operation, and Dixie's wife Freda is too frightened to open the door to the house.
E1
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.
Created by Alan Bleasdale
Jamie Bleasdale
Dustin Hughes
Andrew Schofield
Nosebleed Policeman
Tamana Bleasdale
Anne Marie Hughes
Timothy Bleasdale
Jason Hughes
Peter Christian
Moey
Boys from the Blackstuff has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 7, 1982.
The most recent episode of Boys from the Blackstuff, Season 1 Episode 5 "George's Last Ride", aired on November 7, 1982.
Boys from the Blackstuff has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.
Boys from the Blackstuff first aired on BBC Two on October 10, 1982.
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