"Threads was aired on 1984, one Sunday night at 9pm to an unsuspecting UK TV audience, it single handedly put the nation off the nuclear war effort
and was then quitely removed from the archives until 2002. Threads redefines the word grim and is hard to imagine what sort of impact this would have
had on its viewers given its from an era in TV when there was only 4 channels and a Mary Whitehouse mentality towards censorship.
On the plus side it shows that the BBC were once brave and did care about quality programming that dealt with factual real life issues, you know stuff
people really needed know.
The full length version was posted 4 years ago on Google Video, as that website is being closed I decided to upload the full film to YouTube.
Wiki;
Threads is a British television drama produced by the BBC in 1984. Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson, it is a documentary-style
account of a nuclear war and its effects on the city of Sheffield in northern England.
Filmed in late 1983 and early 1984, the primary plot centres on two families: the Kemps and the Becketts — as an international crisis between the
United States and the Soviet Union erupts and escalates. As the United Kingdom prepares for war, the members of each family deal with their own
personal crises. Meanwhile, a secondary plot centered upon Clive J. Sutton, the Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council serves to illustrate for the
viewer the United Kingdom government's then-current continuity of government arrangements. As open warfare between NATO and the USSR-led Warsaw Pact
begins, the harrowing details of the characters' struggle to survive the attacks is dramatically depicted. The balance of the film details the fate of
each family as the characters face the medical, economic, social, and environmental consequences of a nuclear war. Both the plot and the atmosphere of
the film are extremely bleak.
Threads was first broadcast on BBC Two on 23 September 1984.[4] It was repeated on BBC One on 1 August 1985 as part of a week of programmes marking
the fortieth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which also saw the first television screening of The War Game (which had
been deemed too disturbing for television in the 20 years since it had been made). Threads was not shown again on British screens until the digital
channel BBC Four broadcast it in October 2003.
Threads was broadcast in the USA on cable network Superstation TBS on January 13, 1985,[5] followed by a panel discussion on nuclear war. It was also
shown on PBS stations as part of fund raising drives.
Threads was broadcast in Australia on the Nine Network on 19 June 1985.[6] Unusually for a commercial network, it broadcast the film without
commercial breaks.[7]
"
Good flick... dark. But with all the N. Korea nonsense going on, seemed oddly appropriate. Free on Youtube (no ads yay!).
look up "threads (nuclear war)" on youtube if you want to view it
*REALLY not a feel good flick... be warned
i did post a direct link initially, but on second glance... its a pretty dark movie for this forum... i like it... its realistic.. but may be a little
too gritty for this forum, and i dont want to offend anyone. I encourage you to look it up... esp given the current world news... but like i said...
its a pretty rough rideindigo_wolf - 12-4-2013 at 08:59 AM
Fan created trailer....
Currently.... enough drama and stress in my personal life so I'll probably opt for a few more viewings of "We Bought A Zoo"
If you want to watch a train wreck (disturbing, but just can't turn away), give
"House of Sand and Fog" or
"Closet Land'
a viewing.
Another option is typing "Zeitgeist" in the YouTube search bar... hide the razor blades.
ATB,
SamDrewculous - 12-4-2013 at 10:18 AM
I wanted to see house of sand and fog when it came out! Pretty much forgot about it to tell you the truth! Awesome finds!Drewculous - 12-4-2013 at 10:18 AM
I wanted to see house of sand and fog when it came out! Pretty much forgot about it to tell you the truth! Awesome finds!cheezycheese - 12-4-2013 at 11:02 AM
Ben Kingsley was great in Sand and Fog. Also NOT a feel good movie.indigo_wolf - 12-4-2013 at 11:13 AM
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Originally posted by cheezycheese
Ben Kingsley was great in Sand and Fog.
