Keyword: northern england

Broken

8.1

2017

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Father Michael, a Catholic priest who presides over an urban northern parish that is modern, nonconformist, and reassuringly imperfect; he must be confidant, counselor, and confessor to a congregation.

Blackpool

7.9

2004

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Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden (Morrissey) opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.

White Van Man

6.8

2011

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Ollie is a helpless handyman who is somewhat hindered by his lazy, freeloading right-hand-man Darren. This series follows the pairs hilarious capers as they leave a trail of destruction after every job.

Boys from the Blackstuff

8.5

1982

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Five unemployed men would do anything just to have a job in Thatchers Britain.

Common As Muck

8

1994

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The trials and tribulations of a group of binmen brought together by their common love of their job.

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

7.4

2022

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Four-part drama based on the extraordinary story of how prison officer John Darwin faked his own death to claim life insurance and avoid bankruptcy - unbeknownst to his two sons.

Paradox

6.9

2009

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During a period of high activity on the sun a physicist receives images in his lab that show an event that has yet to happen.

First of the Summer Wine

7.2

1988

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Set Just before WW2, this involves the younger lives of some of the Last of the Summer wine characters. Norman Cleggs father is played by Peter Sallis who plays Norman Clegg in Last of the summer wine.

South Riding

7.2

2011

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In 1930s Yorkshire, a spirited new headmistress brings inspiration and modern ideas to an all girls school and shakes up the more conservative-minded residents of South Riding.

The Gaffer

6.8

1981

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The misadventures of Fred Moffatt (Bill Maynard), the owner of a run down light engineering firm, Moffat Engineering Company.

Hospital People

5.1

2017

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Mockumentary following the lives of staff at Brimlington Hospital. Including ambitious manager Susan, inept DJ Ivan, cheeky chaplain Father Kenny and psychic porter Ian (all played by Tom Binns).

A Bit of a Do

7.1

1989

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The television comedy followed two families in a Yorkshire town, the working-class Simcocks and middle-class Rodenhursts, through social events. It was based on books by David Nobbs, who also created Reginald Perrin.

Black Jack

6.5

1979

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When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with Black Jack, adventure and mishap are never far away. Based on Leon Garfields popular novel, Ken Loachs Black Jack is a dark, complex adventure film set in the 18th century.

Payroll

7

1961

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A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in the gang start to turn on each other.