Talk:Yosser Hughes

Appearance
"He always appears unkempt and unshaven." Not so. In "Yosser's Story" he is clean shaven initially (apart from the 'tache obviously) and then the deterioration in his appearance mirrors his mental deterioration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.30.177.103 (talk) 00:18, 18 July 2022 (UTC)  And he appears in a smart suit in the final episode, so the original claim is false on both counts.

Why Yosser?
Why did Bleasdale choose the nickname "Yosser"? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:58, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found this explanation online : "Yozzer is a nickname popular nickname in Liverpool for anyone whose surname is 'Hughes' - a corruption from the pronunciation of 'hughes' as 'Yooz'. This nickname came into wider use after the creation of the iconic character 'Yozzer Hughes' in Alan Bleasedale's 1980s TV drama, 'Boys from the Black Stuff', though prior to this, as 'Yozzer' and 'Hughes' are effectively the same word, nobody would have been called 'Yozzer Hughes' in the same way nobody is called 'Smithy Smith' or 'Jonesy Jones' - someone called Hughes would simply be called 'Yozzer'". Not a reliable source, but I worked in Liverpool in 1980s and can partly vouch for such an origin. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:17, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. But not sure how we might get that into the article. Rumour has it you laid some of the best tarmac in Toxteth. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:35, 7 May 2024 (UTC)