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Fictional character
Yosser Hughes
First appearance
The Black Stuff
1980
Last appearance
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
Created by
Alan Bleasdale
Portrayed by
Bernard Hill (1982) Barry Sloane (2023)
In-universe information
Full name
Jimmy Hughes
Nickname
Yosser
Occupation
Unemployed (construction worker)
Spouse
Maureen
Children
3
Nationality
British
Jimmy "Yosser" Hughes is a fictional character from Alan Bleasdale's 1982 (written in 1978) television series Boys from the Blackstuff, set in Liverpool, portrayed by Bernard Hill.
Jimmy "Yosser" Hughes is a fictional character from Alan Bleasdale's 1982 (written in 1978) television series Boys from the Blackstuff, set in Liverpool...
industry, having topped 1 million for most of the 1970s. The character of YosserHughes was widely discussed. He was a man driven to the edge of his sanity...
Northwest of England, and remembered "a steady stream of real-life YosserHughes types" imploring him to give them jobs. The most he could do, he recalls...
reference to the city of Glasgow's violent reputation. The character YosserHughes in Boys from the Blackstuff was noted for headbutting people and inanimate...
Box Theatre 21 April – 21 August 2011 2023 Boys From The Blackstuff YosserHughes Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool 15 September - 28 October 2023 2024 National...
was transmitted on BBC2 in 1982. Bernard Hill starred in the role of YosserHughes, whose catch-phrase "Gizza job" became synonymous with the mass unemployment...
Bernard Hill – film, stage and television actor, known for playing YosserHughes in Boys from the Blackstuff and roles in blockbuster films, including...
"The Black Stuff". It is a black comedy/drama starring Bernard Hill (YosserHughes) and the late Michael Angelis (Chrissie Todd). They and others play...
its debut on BBC2, starring Bernard Hill as the downtrodden character YosserHughes. The final episode was shown on 7 November. 17 October – The network...