<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Our Friends in the North </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Opening title sequence of Our Friends in the North . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Serial drama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Peter Flannery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Simon Cellan Jones Pedr James Stuart Urban </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Christopher Eccleston Gina McKee Daniel Craig Mark Strong </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Colin Towns </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language ( s ) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of series </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 9 ( list of episodes ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Charles Pattinson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Single camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> circa 70 minutes ( each ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> BBC Two </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> PAL ( 576i ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio format </Th> <Td> Stereo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> 15 January ( 1996 - 01 - 15 ) -- 11 March 1996 ( 1996 - 03 - 11 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who starred in our friends in the north
Christopher Eccleston Gina McKee Daniel Craig Mark Strong