Our Friends in the North

British television drama serial
TVSeries miniseries Q281936
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Summary

Our Friends in the North is a miniseries[1]. It draws 7,522 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #194 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: television series[3]
  • Director: Simon Cellan Jones[4], Pedr James[5], Stuart Urban[6]
  • Composer: Colin Towns[7]
  • Genre: drama television series[8]
  • Cast member: Christopher Eccleston[9], Gina McKee[10], Daniel Craig[11], Mark Strong[12]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[13]
  • Original broadcaster: BBC Two[14]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[15]
  • Start time: January 15, 1996[16]
  • End time: March 11, 1996[17]
  • Narrative location: Newcastle upon Tyne[18], Tyne and Wear[19]
  • Number of episodes: 9[20]
  • Title: Our Friends in the North[21]
  • List of episodes: list of Our Friends in the North episodes[22]
  • Duration: 70[23]
  • Set in environment: island[24]
  • P14821: 115305[25]

Why It Matters

Our Friends in the North has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lumiere film id → 129739
    Epguides id → OurFriendsintheNorth
    P14821 → 115305
    Genre → drama television series
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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