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1980s Ashes To Ashes Week: Boys from the Blackstuff |
| Published: February 7, 2008, 5:57 am |
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Every so often a drama comes along that so perfectly embodies the moment it becomes almost a national emblem. From 1980 to 82, Boys from the Blackstuff became one such emblem. The series had such a profound effect on the nation's psyche, introducing as it did Yosser Hughes' famous catchphrases "gissa job" and "I can do that" to playgrounds and workplaces the length and breadth of the country, it's hard to believe there were only six episodes in total, not counting the original Play for Today script, The Black Stuff, that started the whole thing off. Widely seen as an [ Full article ] |
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