Roughnecks is a British television drama series, created and principally written by former Tomorrow's World presenter Kieran Prendiville, that first broadcast on BBC1 on 16 June 1994. Produced by First Choice Productions, Roughnecks ran for two series, with the final episode broadcasting on 21 December 1995. The series centres on the working and personal lives of the crew of the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea. Offshore filming was undertaken on the oil rig Dan Countess, which was not in use at the time.
The cast, included Liam Cunningham, Teresa Banham, James Cosmo, Bruce Jones, Clive Russell, Ricky Tomlinson, Paul Copley and Ashley Jensen. The main theme was written and composed by American television composer Mike Post. An official guide to the series, written by Tom McGregor and featuring interviews with the cast and crew, was published on 29 September 1995, prior to the broadcast of the second series. Neither series has been made available on DVD.
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Cast
Cast listed as per order of credits in the opening title sequence
Liam Cunningham as Chris Brennan
George Rossi as Kevin Lamb
Francesca Hunt as Hilary Whiteson
Bruce Jones as Terry Morrell
John McGlynn as Drew MacAllister
James Cosmo as Tom Butcher
Ashley Jensen as Heather Butcher (née Brennan)
Clive Russell as Archie McGrandle
Alec Westwood as Davey Rains
Teresa Banham as Tessa Buckingham
Ricky Tomlinson as Douglas "Cinders" Hudson
Paul Copley as Ian Pollard
Anne Raitt as Izzy Butcher
Colum Convey as Graeme "Ceefax" Revell
Hywel Simons as Wilf "Village" Granelle
Katy Murphy as Cath (Series 2)
Martin Wenner as Edvard Bergman (Series 2)
John Kazek as Telegram Sam (Series 1)
Bruce Jamieson as Burgess (series 1)