Our Friends In The North [DVD] [1996]

Product Information

In The Independent on Sunday, columnist Lucy Ellmann criticised both what she saw as the unchanging nature of the characters and Flannery's concentration on friendship rather than family. Fans who do not already own the BMG release should try to find a copy if they can – the transfer's the same, but the extra features and the uncut music make it worth the extra you'll likely have to pay. Rounding things off is a sensibly rationed but still emotive use of hit songs of the various periods, which while occasionally seem to be commenting on the action, are all carefully chosen as representative both of the mood and the specific energy of the year they represent. It's quite impressive that anything emotional could be salvaged from this nine-part hop, skip and jump through the years.

Our Friends in the North DVD - Zavvi UK Our Friends in the North DVD - Zavvi UK

I am accustomed to watching my collection of high-quality British dramas, mystery series, and comedies more than once, but it will be a very long stretch before I revisit "Our Friends in the North", despite its (justly earned) award winning reputation, exceptional cast, and ambitious reach. Despite the setbacks, Johnson is able to present a report to the Home Secretary detailing extensive Met corruption. Initially, Eccleston had been considered by the production team as a candidate to play Geordie, but he was more interested in playing Nicky, whom he saw as a more emotionally complex character. It is a remarkable effort with a stellar cast including Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, and the two other leads whose names I can't remember but are equally outstanding. For anyone with a complete indifference to Hollywood blockbusters, who has, moreover, been stranded on a desert island without any access to the broadcast media, for the last 10 years, Craig became James Bond in 2005.In Newcastle, Mary initially refuses to run in the by-election for Eddie's seat but eventually changes her mind and is subsequently elected. Intriguingly, the series first aired a year before Tony Blair led New Labour to power and politicians like Wells were effectively confined to history. And of the latter, "Peter Flannery seems to want to suggest that friendships are the only cure for a life blighted by deficient parents.

Our Friends in the North - Season 1 | Prime Video Watch Our Friends in the North - Season 1 | Prime Video

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Background [ edit ] Stage play [ edit ] Northumberland Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, pictured in 1969 before it was pedestrianised.However, by this point in the mid-1980s, Michael Grade was Director of Programmes for BBC Television, and he had no interest in the project.