Who was YOSA Hughes?
Who was YOSA Hughes?
Bernard Hill
Jimmy “Yosser” Hughes is a fictional character from Alan Bleasdale’s 1982 (written in 1978) television series Boys from the Blackstuff, set in Liverpool, portrayed by Bernard Hill.
Who played Yossa?
Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944) is an English actor. He is known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled “hard man” whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale’s groundbreaking 1980s TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff and, more recently, as the Duke of Norfolk in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.
When did blackstuff make boys?
1980Boys from the Blackstuff / First episode date
Boys from the Blackstuff is a British drama television series of five episodes, originally transmitted from 10 October to 7 November 1982 on BBC2. The serial was written by Liverpudlian playwright Alan Bleasdale, as a sequel to a television play titled The Black Stuff.
Where was the Boys from the Blackstuff set?
Liverpool
When it was first shown on BBC Two on 10 October, 1982, Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff made such an impact that it was swiftly repeated on BBC One nine weeks later. The drama, set in Liverpool, captured the public mood as rising unemployment began to bite across the country.
Who played Yosser Hughes?
Bernard HillYosser Hughes / Played by
What is blackstuff?
Regional drug slang for heroin.
Was Bernard Hill in Ben Hur?
He is the only actor to have appeared in two films that have won 11 Academy Awards (the highest number of Academy Awards ever won by a film), namely Titanic in 1997 and The Return of the King in 2003. The only other film to have achieved this feat is Ben-Hur in 1959.
Who played King of Rohan?
Philip StoneThe Lord of the Rings
Don MessickThe Return of the King
Théoden/Voiced by
What is The Black Stuff?
Who was shake hands in Boys from the Blackstuff?
Iggy Navarro was the actor who played Shake Hands, the man with a vice-like grip – though it didn’t have any effect on Yosser Hughes, played by Bernard Hill, who ended up headbutting him.
Who played shake hands?
Shake Hands with Beef
| “Shake Hands with Beef” | |
|---|---|
| Songwriter(s) | Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Bryan Mantia |
| Producer(s) | Primus |
| Primus singles chronology | |
| “Southbound Pachyderm” (1995) “Shake Hands with Beef” (1997) “Over the Falls” (1997) |
Who played Theodin?
Bernard HillThe Lord of the Rings
Philip StoneThe Lord of the RingsDon MessickThe Return of the King
Théoden/Played by
