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 |
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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 60 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 DS Ron Conrad |
Danny Webb He was 37 , 25 years old when he died | as DI 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 |
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 |
Pearce Quigley | as Detective |
Mark Pegg He was 26 , now 55 years old | as DC Tony Weir |
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 Commissioner Colin Blamire |
Peter Jeffrey He was 66 , 70 years old when he died | as Deputy 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 |
Nicholas Palliser | as Stockbroker |
David MacCreedy He was 26 , now 56 years old | as Man with Dog |
Robert Putt He was 51 , now 81 years old | as Taylor |
Leon Lissek He was 69 , now 98 years old | as Walensky |
Steven Hillman | as PC |
Charlie Hardwick She was 35 , now 64 years old | as Paula Bennett |
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