{"product_id":"book-grne","title":"Our Friends in the North","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Flannery's adaptation of his own iconic BAFTA award winning TV series - with a brand new final episode by award-winning writer Adam Usden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A stunning state-of-the-nation social commentary'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast in 1996, \u003ci\u003eOur Friends in the North\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most highly acclaimed TV shows of the 1990s. It launched the careers of Daniel Craig, Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee and Mark Strong, won numerous awards including three BAFTAs, and is widely regarded as a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 26 years later, Peter Flannery has recreated his epic saga for radio. Ambitious in scale and scope, the drama follows the fortunes of four friends over three decades, beginning in 1964. Drawing on real-life controversies from the Sixties and Seventies, it tackles corporate, political and police corruption in the 1960s, the Soho porn empires of the 1970s, the nouveau riche and the Miners' Strike of the 1980s and the rise of New Labour in the 1990s. A final episode by Adam Usden brings the story up to the present day, picking up on several characters from 26 years before and showing them dealing with familiar challenges including housing conditions, young people's engagement with politics and father\/son relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring four talented young actors - \u003cb\u003eNorah Lopez Holden, James Baxter, Luke MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePhilip Correia\u003c\/b\u003e - this powerful, poignant audio retelling immerses us in the world of Tyneside pals Mary, Nicky, Geordie and Tosker, as they face personal, political and social upheaval, experience triumph and tragedy, and make decisions that will change their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Peter Flannery\u003cbr\u003eEpisode 10 written by Adam Usden and dedicated to the memory of Warren Usden\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Melanie Harris\u003cbr\u003eExecutive Producer: Jeremy Mortimer\u003cbr\u003eTrainee Production Co-ordinator: Emma O'Mahoney\u003cbr\u003eStudio Engineer: Paul Clark\u003cbr\u003eSound Design: Eloise Whitmore, Jon Nicholls, Paul Cargill and Steve Brooke\u003cbr\u003eA Sparklab production for BBC Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary\/Julia\/Francine - \u003cb\u003eNorah Lopez Holden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicky\/Young Anthony\/Christopher Collins - \u003cb\u003eJames Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeordie\/Ray\/Anthony - \u003cb\u003eLuke MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTosker\/DI Salway\/Toby Roddy - \u003cb\u003ePhilip Correia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFelix - \u003cb\u003eTrevor Fox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorrie\/Sandra\/Claudia Seabrook\/Psychiatrist\/Mrs Wilkinson - \u003cb\u003eTracey Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAustin Donohue\/Charlie\/Claud Seabrook\/DI Cockburn\/Colin Butler\/Christopher - \u003cb\u003eTom Goodman-Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie Wells\/Arthur Watson\/Commander Harold Chapple - \u003cb\u003eJames Gaddas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBede Connor\/Benny Barratt\/Chief Constable Roy Johnson\/Alan Roe\/The Close Encounterer - \u003cb\u003eTony Hirst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Edwards - \u003cb\u003eMaanuv Thiara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDS Conrad\/Priest - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Byron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnie\/Sir Colin Blamire\/Asst Commander Fieldson - \u003cb\u003eDes Yankson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen\/Paula\/Lucille\/Alison\/Elaine\/Alice - \u003cb\u003eEve Shotton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommissioner Jellicoe\/Superintendent - \u003cb\u003eDarren Kuppan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSean Collins - \u003cb\u003eAlfie Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy - \u003cb\u003eBryony Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy - \u003cb\u003eDavid Leon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKira - \u003cb\u003eLucy Aiston\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWazza - \u003cb\u003eNoel Walton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike - \u003cb\u003eTom Machell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 March-9 June 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49356521963824,"sku":"BDgrne","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/81645-grne-Square.jpg?v=1734409239","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-grne","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}