Strike: When Britain Went to War

Directed by Janice Sutherland
24 stycznia 2003    2 hDokumentalny
8.4
Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The Miners' leader, Arthur Scargill, led his workers out on strike. What followed was the ultimate left verses right showdown, a colossal battle for the political heart of a nation, with an epoch-making, era-defining moment of social significance unparalleled since World War II. This feature length documentary tells the story of the year-long struggle that split friends, families and the country apart, led to shocking scenes of violence, and made many fear that George Orwell's nightmare vision of a police state was becoming a reality. After this war, Britain would never be the same again.

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  • Sarah LancashireSelf - Narrator
  • Arthur ScargillSelf
  • Margaret ThatcherSelf
  • Tim BellSelf - Ian MacGregor's Chief Advisor, 1984
  • Tony BennSelf - Labour MP, 1984
  • Barbara BloomfieldSelf - Student, Oxford, 1984
  • Russell BroomheadSelf - Miner, South Yorkshire, 1984
  • Tony ClementSelf - Asst. Chief Constable, South Yorkshire, 1984
  • Betty CookSelf - Miner's Wife, South Yorkshire, 1984
  • Brenda DeanSelf - President, Printworkers' Union, 1984
  • Richard EllisSelf - Reporter, The Sun, 1984
  • Lynne FranksSelf - PR Guru
  • Colette GreatrexSelf - Neil's Daughter
  • Neil GreatrexSelf - NUM Official, Nottinghamshire, 1984
  • Sheila GreatrexSelf - Neil's Wife, 1984
  • Ron HensonSelf - Printworkers' Union Official, The Sun, 1984
  • Bernard InghamSelf - Mrs.Thatcher's Chief Press Secretary, 1984
  • Arthur JacksonSelf - Miner, Nottinghamshire, 1984
  • Carol JacksonSelf - Miner Arthur's Wife, Nottinghamshire, 1984
  • Boris JohnsonSelf - Student, Oxford, 1984

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