Blood on the Dole (1994)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 18, 1994Release Date
Blood on the Dole (1994)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 18, 1994Release Date
Plot.
Alan Bleasdale's touching yet frank drama for Channel 4 about the struggles of a group of young adults leaving school in a deprived area of Liverpool. Starring Stephen Walters, Suzanne Maddock and Amanda Mealing. Based on the acclaimed play by Jim Morris, voted Most Promising Playwright by the Financial Times and Morning Star in 1981. Blood on the Dole shows the lives of four teenagers, two boys and two girls, struggling to cope after being thrust into the real world for the first time after leaving school. Living in deprived Merseyside, the four youths' bright-eyed optimism for their futures and new-found freedom is soon crushed by the realities of unemployment, poverty, and the brutal reality of living and trying to find work in a city in decline. They all soon find themselves in the hopeless situation of facing complete dependence on state handouts, "the dole". The four teenagers instead find themselves turning to each other to find the strength to survive.
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Cast & Crew.

Stephen Walters
Joey Jackson

Philip Dowd
Ricky Jones

Suzanne Maddock
Cathy Thompson

Rachel Caldwell
Jean Kavanagh

Aneirin Hughes
David Williams

Jake Abraham
Paul Price

Rachel Maxwell
Tracey Ryan

Amanda Mealing
Laura

Amanda Mealing
Laura

Gill West
Jobcentre Receptionist

Jodie Draper
Jobcentre Receptionist

Andrew Schofield
Post Office Supervisor

Alan Igbon
Art Gallery Attendant

Kevin Knapman
Dealer

Dilys Price
Mrs Williams

Elwyn Hughes
Mr Williams

Keith Thompson
Producer

Noreen Kershaw
Aunty Vera

Fiachra Trench
Composer

Ray Gravell
Anton

Dorien Thomas
Emrys

David Thompson
Anthony

Martin Hitchcock
ProductionDesigner

Simon Fisher
Glyn
Details.
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