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Christopher Eccleston Remembers... Our Friends in the North

Christopher Eccleston shares behind-the-scenes stories of the making of Peter Flannery's acclaimed 1996 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ drama series, which turned its young cast into household names.

To mark the rescreening of Our Friends in the North, as part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s centenary celebrations, Christopher Eccleston looks back on Peter Flannery’s acclaimed 1996 drama. Following the lives of four friends from Newcastle over a period of three decades, the series struck a chord with the nation’s viewers and turned its young cast into household names.

In this introduction to the series, Eccleston shares behind-the-scenes stories of how the drama was made and assesses the impact it had on audiences, himself and his fellow cast members.

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8 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Christopher Eccleston
Series Producer Simon Goretzki
Producer Simon Catt

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