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- The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

Release Date : 1984-09-23

Language :EnglishRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Western-World Television Inc.BBCNine Network Australia

Production Country : AustraliaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Karen Meagher

Character Name : Ruth Beckett

Original Name : Karen Meagher

Gender : Female

Reece Dinsdale

Character Name : Jimmy Kemp

Original Name : Reece Dinsdale

Gender : Male

David Brierly

Character Name : Mr. Kemp

Original Name : David Brierly

Gender : Male

Rita May

Character Name : Mrs. Kemp

Original Name : Rita May

Gender : Female

Nicholas Lane

Character Name : Michael Kemp

Original Name : Nicholas Lane

Gender : Male

Jane Hazlegrove

Character Name : Alison Kemp

Original Name : Jane Hazlegrove

Gender : Female

Henry Moxon

Character Name : Mr Beckett

Original Name : Henry Moxon

Gender : Male

June Broughton

Character Name : Mrs Beckett

Original Name : June Broughton

Gender : Female

Sylvia Stoker

Character Name : Granny Beckett

Original Name : Sylvia Stoker

Gender : Male

Harry Beety

Character Name : Clive Sutton

Original Name : Harry Beety

Gender : Male

Ruth Holden

Character Name : Marjorie Sutton

Original Name : Ruth Holden

Gender : Female

Ashley Barker

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Ashley Barker

Gender : Male

Michael O'Hagan

Character Name : Chief Supt. Hirst

Original Name : Michael O'Hagan

Gender : Male

Phil Rose

Character Name : Medical Officer

Original Name : Phil Rose

Gender : Male

Steve Halliwell

Character Name : Information Officer

Original Name : Steve Halliwell

Gender : Male

Brian Grellis

Character Name : Accommodation Officer

Original Name : Brian Grellis

Gender : Male

Peter Faulkner

Character Name : Transport Officer

Original Name : Peter Faulkner

Gender : Male

Anthony Collin

Character Name : Food Officer

Original Name : Anthony Collin

Gender : Male

Michael Ely

Character Name : Scientific Officer

Original Name : Michael Ely

Gender : Male

Sharon Baylis

Character Name : Manpower Officer

Original Name : Sharon Baylis

Gender : Male

David Stutt

Character Name : Works Officer

Original Name : David Stutt

Gender : Male

Phil Askham

Character Name : Mr Stothard

Original Name : Phil Askham

Gender : Male

Anna Seymour

Character Name : Mrs Stothard

Original Name : Anna Seymour

Gender : Male

Fiona Rook

Character Name : Carol Stothard

Original Name : Fiona Rook

Gender : Male

Christine Buckley

Character Name : Woman in Supermarket

Original Name : Christine Buckley

Gender : Male

Joe Belcher

Character Name : Shopkeeper

Original Name : Joe Belcher

Gender : Male

David Major

Character Name : Boy in Supermarket

Original Name : David Major

Gender : Male

Maggie Ford

Character Name : Peace Speaker

Original Name : Maggie Ford

Gender : Female

Mike Kay

Character Name : Trade Unionist

Original Name : Mike Kay

Gender : Male

Richard Albrecht

Character Name : Officer at Food Depot

Original Name : Richard Albrecht

Gender : Male

Ted Beyer

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Ted Beyer

Gender : Male

Dean Williamson

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Dean Williamson

Gender : Male

Joe Holmes

Character Name : Mr Langley

Original Name : Joe Holmes

Gender : Male

Andy Fenn-Rodgers

Character Name : Patrol Officer

Original Name : Andy Fenn-Rodgers

Gender : Male

Graham Hill

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Graham Hill

Gender : Male

Nigel Collins

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Nigel Collins

Gender : Male

Jerry Ready

Character Name : Looter

Original Name : Jerry Ready

Gender : Male

Dennis Conlon

Character Name : Looter

Original Name : Dennis Conlon

Gender : Male

Greta Dunn

Character Name : Woman at Hospital

Original Name : Greta Dunn

Gender : Male

Nat Jackley

Character Name : Old Man at Graveyard

Original Name : Nat Jackley

Gender : Male

John Livesey

Character Name : Street Trader

Original Name : John Livesey

Gender : Male

Victoria O'Keefe

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Victoria O'Keefe

Gender : Female

Lee Daley

Character Name : Spike

Original Name : Lee Daley

Gender : Male

Marcus Lund

Character Name : Gaz

Original Name : Marcus Lund

Gender : Male

Lesley Judd

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Lesley Judd

Gender : Male

Colin Ward-Lewis

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Colin Ward-Lewis

Gender : Male

Paul Vaughan

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Paul Vaughan

Gender : Male

Ingrid P. Frehley

Character Name : Woman with dead baby (uncredited)

Original Name : Ingrid P. Frehley

Gender : Male

Michael Shale

Character Name : Man who has leg amputated (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Shale

Gender : Male

Anne Sellors

Character Name : Woman who urinates herself (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Sellors

Gender : Male

Lee Cambell

Character Name : Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Cambell

Gender : Male

Jonathan Harston

Character Name : Survivor on the Moors (uncredited)

Original Name : Jonathan Harston

Gender : Male

Patrick Allen

Character Name : Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Allen

Gender : Male

Ed Bishop

Character Name : US President (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Bishop

Gender : Male

Reviews

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znapper

@znapper

2021-06-23

This film was, for many, a turning-point regarding nuclear weapons, the cold war and nuclear-politics. Set in a 1984 UK industrial-suburbia, as the cold war gets hot, we follow regular people in their daily lives and how they prepare for the coming apocalypse. Barry Hines and Mick Jackson explains and shows us how the world is interconnected and woven together, each strand in this web is dependent on the others and when the threads start to break, the webbing that hold society together, unravel and we are quickly left with hardship and irreparable loss. There is no help from the outside, as most places are left in the same sorry state. With the lingering pollution from the war, there is only one way human kind can go from there. This film has no high-notes and there are no cheesy Hollywood-lines to comfort you during the viewing, just cold-hard facts and statistic. When the inevitable starts, we follow Ruth in particular, the main character, on her journey, 13 years into the future. We see how she tries to cope, as the remnants of the industrial world and human kind slowly crumble and whither around her. The film use simple effects and has a natural gritty style. This prevents the film from looking too dated. In addition, most of the film work with limited sets and scenes, so the time-period it is shot in, is somewhat removed from the story and experience. The acting is real and very good, they are real people, playing real people, 'no time for plastic Hollywood-figures here'. What we are left with, is most likely one of the bleakest, grimmest and most depressing film, that everyone needs to see at least once. It will remain a testament to the cold war, but as long as there are nuclear weapons, it will continue to be an ever-relevant warning. It will stick with you indefinitely.

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Rodney Wollam

@Columbusbuck

2021-06-23

Once again, I struggled to understand the British English. At least this time, I didn't really need to. Not a word needed to be spoken to convey the very real horror we might all be subjected to. Now, closer to that armageddon than ever before in our history. I just hope I die in the initial blast. The after is actually worse than the blast itself. God help us all.