80's TV

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what is it about unemployment and deprevation? It certainly does it for me, presently working my way through Alan Bleasdale's 'Blackstuff/Boys From The Blackstuff' compelling viewing, other nominations are...Mike Leigh's 'Meantime', Willy Russell's 'One Summer' and on a slightly lighter note CH4's 'Prospects' starring the late Gary Olsen

 

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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews said:

what is it about unemployment and deprevation? It certainly does it for me, presently working my way through Alan Bleasdale's 'Blackstuff/Boys From The Blackstuff' compelling viewing, other nominations are...Mike Leigh's 'Meantime', Willy Russell's 'One Summer' and on a slightly lighter note CH4's 'Prospects' starring the late Gary Olsen

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Was about to throw in Meantime. Unbelievably depressing, but also, strangely inspiring at the end!

 

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Mr Everyone said:

Was about to throw in Meantime. Unbelievably depressing, but also, strangely inspiring at the end!

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probably my favourite from the short list I provided

 

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Not an identical genre but with some similarities and a great series is " Our friends in the North ".

 

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THREADS always comes to mind when thinking of 80's TV. Only 28 years ago, but what a cloud (mushroom in this case) we were living under then.

 

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The Antikythera Mechanism said:

THREADS always comes to mind when thinking of 80's TV. Only 28 years ago, but what a cloud (mushroom in this case) we were living under then.

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ONLY 28 years! done a project on it in me last year at Thomas Bennett

 

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Glaring omission from this list.

Terry & June.

 

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edna krabappel said:

Glaring omission from this list.

Terry & June.

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erm, this is a thread about depressing British TV not........ oh yeah

 

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Medwayseagull said:

Not an identical genre but with some similarities and a great series is " Our friends in the North ".

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Both this and Boys From The Blackstuff were written to show the realities of life living up north in the Thatcherite era. Unemployment and deprivation didn't rear its ugly head south of Watford.

 

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seagullsovergrimsby said:

Unemployment and deprivation didn't rear its ugly head south of Watford.

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it did, all them scousers that moved daan saaaf in the early 80's!

 

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The Antikythera Mechanism said:

THREADS always comes to mind when thinking of 80's TV. Only 28 years ago, but what a cloud (mushroom in this case) we were living under then.

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Absolutely. Without doubt the most unrelentingly miserable piece of television ever made.

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