A nine part series depicting the varying fortunes of four friends - Nicky, Geordie, Mary and Tosker - from the optimistic times of 1964 to the uncertainties of 1995. Taking nine pivotal years (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1995) the personal lives of the characters become intertwined with the political struggles of their home town of Newcastle, and the capital, London. We also see the machinations behind the scenes that affect their lives, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.一个黑衣人应声而出，接着有人从后台搬出两箱白兰地，砰砰砰全部打开，又有人拿来两个不锈钢盆，咚咚咚将白兰地一盆一箱全部倒出来，那个黑衣人藐视的看了楚翔一眼然后道：“先干为敬！”