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Dockers
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Written by	Jimmy McGovern Irvine Welsh
Directed by	Bill Anderson
Starring	Ken Scott Crissy Rock Katy Lamont Ricky Tomlinson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Producer	Sally Hibbin
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	Prism Leisure
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	1999 (1999)

Dockers is a British feature-length television drama produced for Channel 4 about the struggles of a small group of Liverpool dockers who were sacked and subsequently spent 2 years picketing during the Liverpool Dockers' Strike of 1995 to 1998.

Although the credited screenwriters for the drama were Liverpool screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh the drama was largely written by sacked dock workers and previous union members under the supervision of the two screenwriters. This unusual writing method was considered an experiment in 'democratic television' and was documented in a separate channel 4 documentary, Writing the Wrongs.

Production

Writing

A group of genuine dockers held regular workshops with the production team.