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Our Friends in the North

Award-winning drama with breakthrough performances by a host of household names. An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

Series 1: 1. 1964 (1h 10m)

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  • 1. 1964
    While Nicky decides he wants to change the world, Mary and Tosker make a big mistake.
    1h 10m
  • 2. 1966
    While Harold Wilson and The Beatles rule, everything has changed for the four Geordies.
    1h 5m
  • 3. 1967
    Geordie has an affair, and Mary and Tosker's marriage is falling apart.
    1h 7m
  • 4. 1970
    The friends' reunion is a disaster.
    1h 16m
  • 5. 1974
    The world has turned sour for the gang. Geordie is in jail, and Tosker works in a factory.
    1h 9m
  • 6. 1979
    Nicky stands for Parliament, Tosker falls in love and Geordie begins to deal in drugs.
    1h 11m
  • 7. 1984
    The miners' strike dominates both the country and the lives of the four friends.
    1h 7m
  • 8. 1987
    On the night of the 1987 hurricane, Nicky leaves Mary. Tosker finds comfort in Elaine.
    1h 15m
  • 9. 1995
    Nicky goes back to his roots and to Mary.
    1h 12m
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