A tale of a gang of tarmac layers on the dole in Liverpool, this show gave people in the south an impression of how desparate life could really be. It was especially poignant as there was huge unemployment in Britain at the time.
Yosser Hughes is probably the best remembered character. He was
so desparate for work to feed his family that he begged people "Gissa
job".
The series and the original drama from which it grew was written by Alan Bleasdale. It starred, amongst others, Bernard Hill as Yosser, Michael Angelis as Chrissie Todd and Julie Walters as his wife Angie.
