Stored Honey

Stored Honey

Share this post

Stored Honey
Stored Honey
The Boys From The Blackstuff is in our bloodstream
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

The Boys From The Blackstuff is in our bloodstream

This week: Director Kate Wasserberg on taking an iconic TV drama to the Liverpool stage; an alternative Leeds in Slung Low's film The Magician; Lakeland Arts' focus on women and landscape

Laura Davis's avatar
Laura Davis
Sep 21, 2023
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

Stored Honey
Stored Honey
The Boys From The Blackstuff is in our bloodstream
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
1
Share

Barry Sloane as Yosser in Boys From The Blackstuff (Pic: The Royal Court/Jason Roberts)

LIVERPOOL is almost unrecognisable from the city that played a starring role in Alan Bleasdale’s Boys From The Blackstuff, which first aired on BBC2 40 years ago.

Gone are most of the old bombsites, those empty spaces that were once as much a part of the city’s fabric …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Stored Honey to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Laura Davis
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More