Bernard Hill dies aged 79: Boys from the Blackstuff writer Alan Bleasdale leads tributes to legendary actor and his 'mesmeric' performance as Yosser Hughes

Hill's leading role in the 1982 series as a gruff Liverpudlian not only caught the eye of Hollywood producers but helped define an era for working class men in the North.

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