Our Friends in the North: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital, London. We also see the machinations behind the scenes that affect their lives, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.

Series details

• Title: Our Friends in the North
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1996-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-03-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 24544
• IMDb ID: tt0115305
• TVDB ID: 78174

Cast and credited roles

• Christopher Eccleston — Nicky Hutchinson
• Mark Strong — Terry "Tosker" Cox
• Gina McKee — Mary Cox
• Daniel Craig — Geordie Peacock
• Peter Vaughan — Felix Hutchinson
• David Bradley — Eddie Wells
• Freda Dowie — Florrie Hutchinson
• Alun Armstrong — Austin Donohue
• Malcolm McDowell — Benny Barratt
• Danny Webb — Detective Inspector Ron Conrad
• David Schofield — Detective Chief Inspector John Salway

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-15; final listed air date 1996-03-11; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Our Friends in the North on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.