Roughnecks 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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Title Roughnecks Genres Comedy Drama First Air Date 1994-06-16 Last Air Date 1995-12-21 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 50 Minutes Total Season(s) 2 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 13 Runtime 50 Production Companies Unknown James Cosmo... Tom... Liam Cunningham... Chris... Paul Copley... Ian... Ricky Tomlinson... Cinders... Clive Russell... Archie... George Rossi... Kevin... Bruce Jones... Terry... Hywel Simons... Village... Colum Convey... Ceefax... Teresa Banham... Tessa... Francesca Hunt... Hilary... Alec Westwood... Davey... Anne Raitt... Izzy... Ashley Jensen... Heather... Katy Murphy... Cath... John McGlynn... Drew... Martin Wenner... Edward Bergman... Juliet Cadzow... Morag... John Kazek... Telegram Sam... ROUGHNECKS SEASON 2- TITLE SEQUENCE BBC 1995 (Opening Credits) ROUGHNECKS - TITLE SEQUENCE BBC 1994 (Opening Credits) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (500x750) Season 1 6 Episode(s) 1994-06-16 Season 2 7 Episode(s) 1995-11-09