Our Friends in the North 29 years old

Examines the politics and change across Britain from the Sixties to the Nineties seen through the varying fortunes of four friends.

Credits

Donald Sumpter

Commander Harold Chapple

Donald Sumpter

Harold Chapple

Mark Strong

Tosker Cox

Gina McKee

Mary Cox

Andrew Grainger

DC Fred Black

Daniel Craig

Geordie Peacock

Cast

Name	Character
Donald Sumpter He was 52 , now 82 years old	as Commander Harold Chapple
Donald Sumpter He was 52 , now 82 years old	as Harold Chapple
Mark Strong He was 32 , now 61 years old	as Tosker Cox
Gina McKee She was 31 , now 61 years old	as Mary Cox
Andrew Grainger He was 31 , now 60 years old	as DC Fred Black
Daniel Craig He was 27 , now 57 years old	as Geordie Peacock
Doreen Mantle She was 66 , now 95 years old	as Mrs Wilson
Tony Haygarth He was 50 , 72 years old when he died	as Roy Johnson
Christopher Eccleston He was 31 , now 61 years old	as Nicky Hutchinson
Alun Armstrong He was 49 , now 78 years old	as Austin Donohue
Danny Webb He was 37 , 25 years old when he died	as DI Ron Conrad
Danny Webb He was 37 , 25 years old when he died	as DS Ron Conrad
Julian Fellowes He was 46 , now 75 years old	as Claud Seabrook
Angeline Ball She was 27 , now 56 years old	as Daphne
Malcolm McDowell He was 52 , now 81 years old	as Benny Barratt
Tracey Wilkinson She was 95 , now 124 years old	as Elaine Cox
Tracey Wilkinson She was 95 , now 124 years old	as Elaine Craig
David Schofield He was 45 , now 74 years old	as DCI John Salway
David Schofield He was 45 , now 74 years old	as DI John Salway
David Schofield He was 45 , now 74 years old	as DCS John Salway
Trevor Cooper He was 42 , now 71 years old	as DCS Dennis Cockburn
Mark Pegg He was 26 , now 55 years old	as DC Tony Weir
Pearce Quigley	as Detective
Freda Dowie She was 67 , 91 years old when she died	as Florrie Hutchinson
Nicholas Selby He was 70 , 85 years old when he died	as Sir Edward Jones
Sean Gilder He was 31 , now 61 years old	as PC Lukoschek
Peter Vaughan He was 72 , 93 years old when he died	as Felix Hutchinson
Geoffrey Hutchings He was 56 , 71 years old when he died	as John Edwards
David Bradley He was 53 , 55 years old when he died	as Eddie Wells
Craig Conway He was 10 , now 39 years old	as Christopher Collins
Peter Halliday He was 71 , 87 years old when he died	as Speaker
Peter Jeffrey He was 66 , 70 years old when he died	as Deputy Commissioner Colin Blamire
Peter Jeffrey He was 66 , 70 years old when he died	as Commissioner Colin Blamire
Stephen Marcus He was 33 , now 62 years old	as Cyril Hellyer
Jean Heywood She was 74 , 98 years old when she died	as Woman in Market
David Schaal He was 32 , now 61 years old	as Prison Officer
Terence Rigby He was 59 , 71 years old when he died	as Berger
Colette Brown She was 27 , now 56 years old	as Alice Macdonald
Chris Walker He was 15 , now 45 years old	as DCI Paul Boyd
Douglas McFerran	as Detective Sergeant Croxley
Larry Lamb He was 48 , now 77 years old	as Alan Roe
Paul Greenwood He was 52 , now 81 years old	as Ray Bennett
David Begg He was 50 , now 79 years old	as Billy Shaughnessy
Daniel Casey He was 23 , now 52 years old	as Anthony Cox
Pete Lee-Wilson He was 17 , now 46 years old	as Colin Butler
Steven Hillman	as PC
Nicholas Palliser	as Stockbroker
Trevor Fox	as Harry
Rod Culbertson He was 45 , now 74 years old	as Bede Connor
David MacCreedy He was 26 , now 56 years old	as Man with Dog

Crew

Name	Job title
Charles Pattinson Production He was 3 , now 25 years old	Producer
Michael Wearing Production He was 57 , now 86 years old	Executive Producer
Stuart Urban Directing He was 37 , now 66 years old	Director
Simon Cellan Jones Directing He was 33 , now 62 years old	Director
Pedr James Directing He was 55 , now 84 years old	Director

Our Friends in the North (29 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1996-01-15
Runtime: [70] minutes
Number of Episodes: 9