A nin□ □□rt series dep□ctin□ th□ vary□ng fortun□s of four fri□nds□- □i□k□, G□ordie, □ary □□d T□ske□ - fr□□ the □p□imi□□ic □imes of 196□ to the uncer□aintie□ of 1995. Taki□g n□n□ pivota□ years □1964,□19□6, 196□, 1970,□□974, 197□, 1984, 198□, □995) the persona□ □ives □f□the c□□ra□ters become □nter□wi□e□ w□th □□e pol□tical str□ggles of their home town of□Newcastle, □nd the□capital, Lon□on. We als□□see the machinatio□s b□hind t□e scenes t□a□□□ffe□t their l□ves, o□te□ for the worse: slum h□using project□,□p□lice □orrup□ion, the rise □f □hatc□e□ism, politi□al sleaze, □nd s□ecifi□ □v□nts like □he□□984 Miners' Strik□.□p□□八□去巴蜀□□□南海归墟》这一部□👪)作品□。