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Blood on the Dole

Overview

Alan Bleasdale's touching yet frank drama for Channel 4 about the struggles of a group of young adults leaving school in a deprived area of Liverpool. Starring Stephen Walters, Suzanne Maddock and Amanda Mealing. Based on the acclaimed play by Jim Morris, voted Most Promising Playwright by the Financial Times and Morning Star in 1981. Blood on the Dole shows the lives of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, struggling to cope after being thrust into the real world for the first time after leaving school. Living in deprived Merseyside, the four youths' bright-eyed optimism for their futures and new-found freedom is soon crushed by the realities of unemployment, poverty, and the brutal reality of living and trying to find work in a city in decline. They all soon find themselves in the hopeless situation of facing complete dependence on state handouts, "the dole". The four teenagers instead find themselves turning to each other to find the strength to survive.

RATING

8.00

DIRECTOR

Pip Broughton

COUNTRIE

United Kingdom

RELEASE DATE

1994

TIME

1h 30m

GENRE

Drama

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Stephen Walters‌

Stephen Walters

Joey Jackson

Philip Dowd‌

Philip Dowd

Ricky Jones

Suzanne Maddock‌

Suzanne Maddock

Cathy Thompson

Rachel Caldwell‌

Rachel Caldwell

Jean Kavanagh

Aneirin Hughes‌

Aneirin Hughes

David Williams

Jake Abraham‌

Jake Abraham

Paul Price

Rachel Maxwell‌

Rachel Maxwell

Tracey Ryan

Amanda Mealing‌

Amanda Mealing

Laura

Gill West‌

Gill West

Jobcentre Receptionist

Jodie Draper‌

Jodie Draper

Jobcentre Receptionist

Andrew Schofield‌

Andrew Schofield

Post Office Supervisor

Alan Igbon‌

Alan Igbon

Art Gallery Attendant

Kevin Knapman‌

Kevin Knapman

Dealer

Dilys Price‌

Dilys Price

Mrs Williams

Elwyn Hughes‌

Elwyn Hughes

Mr Williams

Noreen Kershaw‌

Noreen Kershaw

Aunty Vera

Ray Gravell‌

Ray Gravell

Anton

Dorien Thomas‌

Dorien Thomas

Emrys

David Thompson‌

David Thompson

Anthony

Simon Fisher‌

Simon Fisher

Glyn

Dicken Ashworth‌

Dicken Ashworth

Cockler

Clare Welch‌

Clare Welch

Hill Walker Woman

Paul Williamson‌

Paul Williamson

Hill Walker Man

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