OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH

iPLAYER DRAMA

You would expect a series first shown more than quarter of a century ago to feel a bit dated, but the BBC’s landmark, panoramic drama, about 30 years in the lives of four Geordie friends, from 1964 to 1995, seems as relevant now as it did in 1996 when it made stars of Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Mark Strong and Daniel Craig. So-called ‘prestige TV’ started here. Available now