Roughnecks

Name: Roughnecks
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 6.5
Cast: James Cosmo, Liam Cunningham, Paul Copley, Ricky Tomlinson, Clive Russell

1994

★★★☆☆ 6.5/10

📺 2 Seasons

🎬 13 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 50 min/episode

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Roughnecks is a BBC comedy-drama series that ran over two series between 1994 and 1995 on BBC One. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea.

Seasons

Season 1

1994 • 6 Episodes

We meet the crew of Roughnecks as they head out to the Osprey Explorer oil rig off the coast of Scotland in the North Sea. There are two newcomers to the ranks; Hilary and Wilf aka Village. Later, another woman, Tessa joins the crew as longstanding mechanic Charlie dies of a heart attack having watched a porno

Season 2

1995 • 7 Episodes

Already reeling from the tragic disaster and the loss of Ian in Season One, the Roughnecks are thrust into more danger when it appears that terrorists taken over Osprey Explorer