The Big Flame
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The Big Flame is a 1969 British television play written by Jim Allen and directed by Ken Loach, depicting a radical dockworkers’ strike in Liverpool and noted for its socialist, politically controversial themes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television drama
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political drama ⓘ television play ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television film ⓘ |
| controversy | criticised for alleged incitement to class conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered an important work of British television drama
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praised for its realism ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflict between workers and authorities
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dockworkers’ strike ⓘ workers’ occupation of the docks ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Liverpool docks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political drama ⓘ social realist drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
dock labour in the 1960s
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labour movement in Britain ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | BBC One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
politically controversial themes
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radical portrayal of industrial struggle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1969-02-19 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wednesday Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | socialist ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenDebutFor | some non-professional actors from Liverpool ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jim Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Godfrey Quigley
NERFINISHED
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Norman Rossington NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Kerrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Raynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | social realism ⓘ |
| theme |
class struggle
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industrial action ⓘ socialism ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s ⓘ |
| writer | Jim Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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