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Podcast: The Bunker â News without the nonsense
Episode: The quality of Mersey â Why The Boys From The Blackstuff still matters
Description: The most searing drama of the 1980s, Alan Bleasdaleâs Boys From The Blackstuff turned Thatcherâs unemployment crisis into unmissable TV. Unemployed builder âYosserâ Hughesâs desperate plea âgizza jobâ became a catchphrase. Now the story comes to London in an acclaimed stage adaptation by James âDear Englandâ Graham. Barry Sloane, cast as Yosser, talks to Andrew Harrison about why the Blackstuff still matters, the legacy of original Yosser actor Bernard Hill⌠and the power of dark humour.We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for ÂŁ100 sponsored credit.www.patreon.com/bunkercastPres...