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UNCOVERED: Yosser hughes | History Defined

Boys From the Blackstuff at the National Theatre review: flawed but stirring

This is a blast from the past, which still echoes today

Evening Standard

Bernard Hill obituary

Versatile actor whose role as Yosser Hughes in the BBC’s 1982 series Boys from the Blackstuff made him a television star

The Guardian - UK

‘Gissa job!’ How Bernard Hill created one of TV’s most tragic and unforgettable characters

Playing unhinged head-butting Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff made Hill a legend. But, from Titanic to The Lord of the Rings, his entire 50-year career was outstanding

The Guardian - UK

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Bernard Hill, Boys from the Blackstuff and Lord of the Rings actor, dies aged 79

Hill’s portrayal of Yosser Hughes in 1982 BBC series launched career that included roles in Titanic and JRR Tolkien epic

The Guardian - UK

Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2023

This year, our readers were blown away by productions from Machinal to Free Your Mind – with one theatregoer returning to watch Groundhog Day four times

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Boys from the Blackstuff; Vanya; Mlima’s Tale – review

Alan Bleasdale’s 80s TV classic about jobless workers hits home in James Graham’s adaptation; Andrew Scott is not alone in his one-man Chekhov; and Lynn Nottage adds imagination to a tale of ivory smuggling

The Guardian - UK

‘The despair is the same’: Alan Bleasdale and James Graham on bringing back Boys from the Blackstuff

It’s a dream team: the creator of the 1982 BBC series and the writer of Sherwood. The pair meet in Liverpool to discuss putting Yosser and the lads on stage in a new era of economic desperation

The Guardian - UK

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Lost Liverpool pub made famous in iconic 1980s television show

The pub featured in a classic episode of a BAFTA-winning series

Liverpool Echo

The Blackley-born actor with a famous catchphrase who made Hollywood history

Bernard Hill has starred in some of the biggest films ever

Manchester Evening News

Go on, gizza play: Boys from the Blackstuff lives again – on stage

Alan Bleasdale works with Sherwood creator James Graham to revisit TV masterpiece

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