Our Friends in the North 1974 (Season 1, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 68 min | Drama, History

Our Friends in the North

1974 (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 68 min | Drama, History

Under the new leadership of Commissioner Jellicoe, the Met are finally beginning to crack down on the Soho porn industry, as well as their own internal corruption. Chapple announces his intention to retire, aiming to escape discovery. ...See moreUnder the new leadership of Commissioner Jellicoe, the Met are finally beginning to crack down on the Soho porn industry, as well as their own internal corruption. Chapple announces his intention to retire, aiming to escape discovery. Meanwhile, the police have begun to quietly investigate the activities of Austin Donohue, interviewing a now bankrupt John Edwards in the process. Edwards gives the police Nicky's name in relation to a missing folder of Donohue's that they believe would prove incriminating. Nicky has remained in Newcastle, now living in the decrepit high-rise flat that he first found for Tosker and Mary in 1966. He runs a radical magazine alongside his factory job, and is now a keen photographer. He has also reconciled with his family, as they together experience the Three-Day Week enforcement. Geordie is released from jail and is bent on seeking revenge on Benny Barratt, whom he discovers has fled Soho for Spain. He seeks comfort with Julia, telling her that not one person visited him during his three years in jail. Eddie Wells asks Felix to run his campaign to become the new MP for their local constituency at the upcoming election; despite losing selection as the Labour candidate to a wealthy businessman, Eddie runs as an independent Labour candidate regardless. Nicky offers his support but Eddie, not forgetting Nicky's personal politics, tells him he does not want his help. During the election campaign, Nicky slowly begins to rekindle his relationship with Mary, who has become a councillor, whilst Tosker's business and other interests are pulling him away from his family. When Geordie discovers that Barratt has temporarily returned to Soho, he procures a gun in an attempt to murder him. Before he is able to, Barratt is arrested by the police, who procures tapes from him that are instrumental in revealing all about the corruption and alliance between the police and pornographers. Before either of them are able to successfully retire, both Salway and Chapple are arrested, along with many other officers. Austin Donohue and John Edwards are also arrested, the separate investigation having finally proven their illegality. Despite a smear campaign against him by the local Labour Party, Eddie wins the election by a tiny margin. Geordie returns to Newcastle completely unaware of the election and by chance finds his way into Eddie's victory party, where Nicky, Mary and Tosker are all in attendance. For the first time in a decade, the four friends are together again. Written by GusF See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Daniel Craig Geordie Peacock Geordie Peacock See fewer	No Time to Die (2021)
Malcolm McDowell Benny Barratt Benny Barratt See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
John Dair Charlie Dawson Charlie Dawson See fewer	Batman (1989)
Christopher Eccleston Nicky Hutchinson Nicky Hutchinson See fewer	Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Peter Vaughan Felix Hutchinson Felix Hutchinson See fewer	Straw Dogs (1971)
Freda Dowie Florrie Hutchinson Florrie Hutchinson See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Danny Webb Detective Inspector Ron Conrad Detective Inspector Ron Conrad See fewer	Alien³ (1992)
Alun Armstrong Austin Donohue Austin Donohue See fewer	The Mummy Returns (2001)
Granville Saxton Commissioner Jellicoe Commissioner Jellicoe See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
William Hoyland Commander Arthur Fieldson Commander Arthur Fieldson See fewer	Hellboy (2004)
Simon Coury Journalist Journalist See fewer	The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Chris Walker Detective Chief Inspector Paul Boyd Detective Chief Inspector Paul Boyd See fewer	Doctors (2000)
Donald Sumpter Commander Harold Chapple Commander Harold Chapple See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
David Schofield Detective Chief Superintendent John Salway Detective Chief Superintendent John Salway See fewer	Gladiator (2000)
Harry Herring Arthur Watson Arthur Watson See fewer	Robin Hood (1984)
Gina McKee Mary Cox Mary Cox See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Mark Strong Tosker Cox Tosker Cox See fewer	1917 (2019)
Paul Greenwood Ray Bennett Ray Bennett See fewer	Spender (1991)
Charlie Hardwick Paula Bennett Paula Bennett See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
David Bradley Eddie Wells Eddie Wells See fewer	The World's End (2013)
Sophia Diaz Mercedes Mercedes See fewer	The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
Geoffrey Hutchings John Edwards John Edwards See fewer	Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Siobhan Burke Lucille Lucille See fewer	A Dark Adapted Eye (1994)
Adam Pearson Anthony Cox Anthony Cox See fewer	Distant Shores (2005)
Julian Fellowes Claud Seabrook Claud Seabrook See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Jean Heywood Woman in Market Woman in Market See fewer	Billy Elliot (2000)
McKenzie Fraser Returning Officer Returning Officer See fewer	Spender (1991)
Miriam Stockley Singer Singer See fewer	Nightmare Weekend (1986)
Arturo Venegas Restaurant Manager Restaurant Manager See fewer	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Sam Lathem Bouncer in Restaurant Bouncer in Restaurant See fewer	The Shaft (2001)
Nicholas Palliser Stockbroker Stockbroker See fewer	Bodies (2004)