Our Friends in the North

1996

Our Friends in the North is a British television drama serial produced by the BBC. It was originally broadcast in nine episodes on BBC2 in early 1996. Written by Peter Flannery, it tells the story of four friends from Newcastle upon Tyne over a period of 31 years, from 1964 to 1995. The story makes reference to certain political and social events which occurred during the era portrayed, some specific to Newcastle and others which affected Britain as a whole. These include general elections, police and local government corruption, the UK miners' strike (1984–85), and the Great Storm of 1987.

The serial is commonly regarded as one of the most successful BBC television dramas of the 1990s, described by The Daily Telegraph as "a production where all ... worked to serve a writer's vision. We are not likely to look upon its like again".[1] It has been named by the British Film Institute as one of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, by The Guardian as the third greatest television drama of all time and by Radio Times as one of the 40 greatest television programmes.[2][3][4] It was awarded three British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), two Royal Television Society Awards, four Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, and a Certificate of Merit from the San Francisco International Film Festival.[5]

Our Friends in the North helped to establish the careers of its four lead actors, Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong. Daniel Craig's part in particular has been referred to as his breakthrough role.[6][7] It was also a controversial production, as its stories were partly based on real people and events. Several years passed before it was adapted from a play, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company, to a television drama, due in part to the BBC's fear of legal action.

In February 2022, it was announced that Flannery had rewritten Our Friends in the North for BBC Radio 4 and that it would feature a new, tenth episode written by Adam Usden that was set in Newcastle in 2020. It features James Baxter, Norah Lopez Holden, Philip Correia and Luke MacGregor in the respective roles of Nicky, Mary, Tosker and Geordie, and began 17 March 2022.[8]

Quelle: Wikipedia(englisch)
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Our Friends in the North ast ga
我們北方的朋友們zh
Genre:Fernsehdrama
Herstellungsland:Vereinigtes Königreich
Originalsprache:Englisch
IMDB: 1843
Regie:Simon Cellan Jones
Pedr James
Stuart Urban
Musik:Colin Towns
Darsteller:Christopher Eccleston
Gina McKee
Daniel Craig
Mark Strong
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BAFTA
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Best Actress
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Drama Series/Serial
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actor
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Best Actress
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Writer's Award
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Royal Television Society, UK
RTS Television Award
Best Drama Serial
Gewinner
1997
Royal Television Society, UK
RTS Television Award
Best Writer
Gewinner
1997
San Francisco International Film Festival
Certificate of Merit
Television - Drama-Miniseries
Gewinner
1997
BAFTA
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Nominiert
1997
BAFTA
BAFTA TV Award
Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment)
Nominiert
1997
BAFTA
BAFTA TV Award
Best Costume Design
Nominiert
1997
BAFTA
BAFTA TV Award
Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment)
Nominiert
1997
Royal Television Society, UK
RTS Television Award
Best Actor - Male
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