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6.6/10 TV First episode date 16 June 1994 Number of episodes 13 | 8.7/10 IMDb Genre Drama Final episode date 21 December 1995 Networks BBC, BBC One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Kieran PrendivilleSteve CoombesBryan ElsleyDave RobinsonAlan Whiting Directed by Sandy JohnsonAisling Walsh Starring Teresa BanhamColum ConveyPaul CopleyJames CosmoLiam CunninghamFrancesca HuntAshley JensenBruce JonesJohn McGlynnRicky TomlinsonKaty Murphy Similar City Central, Heartburn Hotel, Rockface, Eleventh Hour, Two Thousand Acres of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roughnecks title sequence bbc 1994
Roughnecks was a British television series that ran over two series between 16 June 1994 and 21 December 1995 on BBC1 and produced by First Choice Productions for the BBC network. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea. Offshore filming was undertaken on the oil rig Dan Countess which was not in use at the time.
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The cast included Liam Cunningham, Teresa Banham, James Cosmo, Bruce Jones, Clive Russell, Ricky Tomlinson, Paul Copley and Ashley Jensen. It was created by the former Tomorrow's World presenter, Kieran Prendiville and the theme tune was written by the American TV composer Mike Post.
Roughnecks season 2 title sequence bbc 1995
Main Cast
James Cosmo as Tom Butcher
Bruce Jones as Terry Morrell
Clive Russell as Archie McGrandle
Liam Cunningham as Chris Brennan
Ricky Tomlinson as Douglas "Cinders" Hudson
Colum Convey as Graeme "Ceefax" Revell
Hywell Simons as Wilf "Village" Granelle
Paul Copley as Ian Pollard
George Rossi as Kevin Lamb
Alec Westwood as Davey Rains
John McGlynn as Drew MacAllister
Ashley Jensen as Heather Butcher (née Brennan)
Francesca Hunt as Hilary Whiteson
Teresa Banham as Tessa Buckingham
Anne Raitt as Izzy Butcher
John Kazek as Telegram Sam
Martin Wenner as Edward Bergman