Our Friends in the North (1996) [3 of 9]

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Episode 3 "1967" (Jan 29, 1996) : Despite having their second child, Mary and Tosker's marriage continues to fall apart, as their Willow Lane flat becomes riddled with damp and insanitary. Geordie has become a close confidante of Benny Barratt's, enabling him to live a very comfortable existence, although he has been pursuing an affair with Julia. Barratt quickly discovers the affair, but remains silent about it. Nicky, completely disillusioned with the Labour Party, has begun to turn to the anarchist movement and is in a relationship with a radical, middle-class anarchist. The pair have a disastrous dinner with Mary and Tosker, who find they now have nothing in common with Nicky's attitudes or politics, and view his girlfriend as being condescending.

Our Friends in the North is a British television drama serial. It was originally broadcast in nine episodes in early 1996. Written by Peter Flannery, it tells the story of four friends from Newcastle upon Tyne over a period of 31 years, from 1964 to 1995. The story makes reference to certain political and social events which occurred during the era portrayed, some specific to Newcastle and others which affected Britain as a whole. These include general elections, police and local government corruption, the UK miners' strike (1984–85), and the Great Storm of 1987.

The series was directed by Simon Cellan Jones, Pedr James, and Stuart Urban. It stars Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Daniel Craig, Mark Strong, and Peter Vaughan. Contemporary popular music was used throughout the production to evoke the feel of the year in which each episode was set.