Threads (1984 film)

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Threads (1984 film) is a harrowing British television drama that realistically depicts the immediate and long-term effects of nuclear war on ordinary citizens in Sheffield.

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instanceOf apocalyptic film
nuclear war film
television film
awardReceived BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Andrew Dunn NERFINISHED
composer Carl Davis NERFINISHED
countryDepicted United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts civil defence
long-term effects of nuclear war
nuclear war
nuclear winter
radiation sickness
social collapse
director Mick Jackson NERFINISHED
distributor BBC NERFINISHED
editor Jim Latham NERFINISHED
executiveProducer Graeme MacDonald NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastOn BBC Two NERFINISHED
format television drama
genre docudrama
drama
horror
science fiction
hasPublicationType made-for-television film
location Sheffield NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jimmy Kemp NERFINISHED
Ruth Beckett NERFINISHED
narrator Paul Vaughan NERFINISHED
notableFor graphic portrayal of social breakdown
realistic depiction of nuclear war
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC Two NERFINISHED
producer Mick Jackson NERFINISHED
productionCompany BBC
Nine Network NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1984-09-23
runningTime 112 minutes
setting Cold War NERFINISHED
Sheffield NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
starring David Brierly NERFINISHED
Karen Meagher NERFINISHED
Nicholas Lane NERFINISHED
Reece Dinsdale NERFINISHED
Rita May NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted 1980s
writer Barry Hines NERFINISHED

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Cold War cinema notableWork Threads (1984 film)