2 hours ago · Newcastle
‘Corruption has only got worse’: can a new version of Our Friends in the North still shock audiences 30 years on?
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Newcastle. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘Corruption has only got worse’: can a new version of Our Friends in the North still shock audiences 30 years on?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Peter Flannery’s 90s TV drama classic is getting a theatre reworking in Newcastle. The director and cast talk about doing justice to its themes of scandal and decay – and emulating its star-making actors In a small room at the top of Newcastle upon Tyne’s Live theatre, four actors are…
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