Over the course of four decades, the personal lives of a quartet of Newcastle friends—Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker—intertwine with various political machinations, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.

Cast:Christopher Eccleston, Mark Strong, Gina McKee,

Genre:Drama, War & Politics,

country:United Kingdom,

Production:BBC,