Brass (TV series) Brass (TV series) Brass was a British television comedy-drama, made by Granada Television for ITV and eventually Channel 4. "Brass" is northern English slang for "money" as well as for "effrontery". The series was set primarily in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, "Brass" satirized working-class period dramas of the 1970s, most significantly "When the Boat Comes In". Unusually for ITV comedies of the time, "Brass" eschewed a laugh track and utilized a dry sense of humour based in part on convoluted wordplay and subtle commentary on popular culture. The series also parodied the 1977 Granada TV
Mining in the Northern Territory Mining in the Northern Territory Mining in the Northern Territory accounts for 16.4% of the gross domestic product, inclusive of both the minerals at petroleum industries. In 2015, it was valued at A$3,436 million. It accounts for 4.3% of the Northern Territory workforce. 63 businesses are currently engaged in the sector. Prior to European Settlement Indigenous groups mined ochre and other materials for ceremonial activities. With the arrival of the overland telegraph in the 1860s - 70's gold was discovered Manganese mining in the Northern Territory in the financial year 2013-14, was worth A$1,024 million. Petroleum, like mining, falls under