Our Friends in the North (1996)

70m episodes · 1 seasons · 9 episodes · Ended · TMDB ★ 7.7 (26)

Over the course of four decades, the personal lives of a quartet of Newcastle friends—Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker—intertwine with various political machinations, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.

Created by: Peter Flannery

Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee