该片是由西蒙·赛伦·琼斯,Pedr James,斯图尔特·厄本执导的欧美剧,于1996年上映，主要讲述了:　　A nine. part ser.ies depicting the .varying fortune.s of f.our friends - N.icky, Geordie, Mary and Tos.ker. - from t.he optimistic t.imes of 1.964 to the uncerta.inties of 1995. Takin.g nine pivotal years (19.64,. 19.66, 1967, 1970,. 1974, 19.79, 1984, 1987, 19.95) the persona.l live.s of the charac.ters become intertwined wit.h t.he politi.cal struggles o.f their h.ome town of Newcas.tle, and the capital,. London. We also see the. ma.chi.nations behind .the scene.s that affect thei.r lives, often .for th.e worse: slum h.ousing projects, police cor.rup.tion, the. rise of Thatch.erism, po.litical sleaze, an.d specific events lik.e the 1984 Miners' S.tri.ke.