The Black Stuff
8.0
A Liverpool tarmac gang set off for a contract in Middlesbrough. After a day of work, the group are approached by two gypsies who offer them a lucrative side job.
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Bernard Hill
Yosser Hughes
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Michael Angelis
Chrissie Todd
Known for
Joseph
Alan Igbon
Loggo Logmond
Known for
Scum
Babylon
Peter Kerrigan
George Malone
Also in
Scully
The Rank and File
Tom Georgeson
Dixie Dean
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
Bleak House
Gary Bleasdale
Kevin Dean
Known for
Paperhouse
David Calder
McKenna
Known for
Rush
Houdini
Jean Warren
Maureen Hughes
Also in
Nice Town
I Capture the Castle
Valerie Lilley
Doris
Known for
Emma
Shameless
Janine Duvitski
Student
Known for
Little Dorrit
Benidorm
Alan Lake
Dominic
Known for
Don't Open Till Christmas
Sean Lynch
Brendan
Known for
At the Earth's Core
Sympathy for the Devil
Jim Goddard Director · Alan Bleasdale Writer David Jackson Cinematographer
First release January 2, 1980 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC Manchester
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 2, 1980
TV · BBC1 "Play for Today"
No release date listed for United States.
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