Roughnecks (TV series)

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Roughnecks
Genre	Drama
Created by	Kieran Prendiville
Written by	Kieran Prendiville; Steve Coombes; Bryan Elsley; Dave Robinson; Alan Whiting;
Directed by	Sandy Johnson; Aisling Walsh;
Starring	Liam Cunningham; George Rossi; Francesca Hunt; Bruce Jones; John McGlynn; James Cosmo; Ashley Jensen; Clive Russell; Alec Westwood; Teresa Banham; Ricky Tomlinson; Paul Copley; Anne Raitt; Colum Convey; Hywel Simons;
Composers	Mike Post; Roger Neill;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Michael Wearing
Producers	Moira Williams; Charles Elton;
Production locations	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Cinematography	Hubert Taczanowski; John Daly;
Editors	Bryan Oates; Don Fairservice;
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	First Choice Productions
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	16 June 1994 –; 21 December 1995

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.