Forty Years On, BBC Four Shows Thought-provoking 1980s TV Film Threads Tonight

In The Aftermath

Forty years after it was made, BBC Four is showing 1984’s drama Threads tonight. Here’s its original trailer…

Grim drama telling the story of a nuclear strike on Britain through the eyes of two families, tracing the events leading up to the war and the decade of devastation that follows. Stars: Reece Dinsdale, Karen Meagher

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kgkkg
Tripwire encourages our fans to watch this classic and controversial 1984 television movie. Later this week our contributing writer Paul Neal will be writing a more detailed piece about its place within our social consciousness.