Roughnecks

Roughnecks

1994 · 2 seasons · 13 eps · ★ 7.3 · Comedy, Drama

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Roughnecks is a BBC comedy-drama series that ran over two series between 1994 and 1995 on BBC One. The show centred on the working and personal lives of those who worked on the fictional oil rig "The Osprey Explorer" in the North Sea.

Created by Kieran Prendiville

Network: BBC One

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