Rent Our Friends in the North (1996)

4.2 of 5 from 131 ratings
11h 37min
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Synopsis:
'Our Friends In The North' is the biggest and most ambitious contemporary serial ever produced for BBC 2, an epic drama spanning 30 years in the lives of four Georgie friends and the world that shaped them. The eleven hours took forty weeks to film and feature a cast of thousands, with 160 speaking parts and 3000 extras, exploring three decades of corruption, vice, violence and collapsing ethical standards in Britain's corridors of power from 1964 to 1995.
Actors:
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Directors:
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Producers:
Charles Pattinson
Writers:
Peter Flannery
Studio:
Simply Home Entertainement
Genres:
British TV, TV Dramas
Collections:
Cinema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 1, Films to Watch If You Like..., Films to Watch if You Like: Get Carter
BBFC:
Release Date:
27/09/2010
Run Time:
697 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour
Disc 1:
This disc includes the following episodes:
- 1964
- 1966
- 1967
Disc 2:
This disc includes the following episodes:
- 1970
- 1974
- 1979
Disc 3:
This disc includes the following episodes:
- 1984
- 1987
- 1995

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Reviews (4) of Our Friends in the North

aka The Cray Way - Our Friends in the North review by JD

Spoiler Alert
25/05/2009

Not much about the north. This is a drama set in the Cray twins era brimming with violence extortion and corruption. The acting is good but there is far too much brutality for me to enjoy it. I did not bother with episodes 4 - 9. Recommended if you think Layer Cake should be a PG certificate.

2 out of 5 members found this review helpful.

One of the best TV shows ever - Our Friends in the North review by SD

Spoiler Alert
11/04/2018

Ignore the reviewer who only watched a third of it and dismissed it as a 1960s gangster show. It is not that. The themes and the period change as the show goes on, ending in the 1990s - the London crime storyline is only a very small part of it. The episode about the miners’ strike was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen on British TV.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Excellent! - Our Friends in the North review by PF

Spoiler Alert
17/05/2023

It was as good as I remember it in the 90s. Such a good and accurate portrayal of life at that time, both politically and socially. Brilliant acting - loved it!

0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.

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