Roughnecks (TV series)

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 series boasted a high calibre cast, including the likes of Liam Cunningham, Teresa Banham, James Cosmo, Bruce Jones, Clive Russell, Ricky Tomlinson, Paul Copley and Ashley Jensen. Notably for a British television series, the main theme was written and composed by renowned 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.

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)