Threads
Directed by Mick Jackson
In September 1984, it was aired on the BBC and shocked tens of millions of UK viewers. Four months later, it was broadcast in America on TBS and became the most watched basic cable program in history. After more than three decades, it remains one of the most acclaimed and shattering made-for- television movies of all time. Reece Dinsdale (Coronation Street), David Brierly (Doctor Who) and Karen Meagher (in a stunning debut performance) star in this “graphic and haunting” (People Magazine) docudrama about the effects of a nuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield, England as the fabric of society unravels.
This legendarily haunting docudrama depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield, England.
Cast: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly
Member Reviews
I don't tend to give reviews but this one needs it. This film is BRUTAL. It is an unrelenting look at the costs of nuclear war and will not sugarcoat the realities of it. Sobering and heartbreaking, it's execution is perfect. Threads is regarded as one of the best made-for-television movies ever made and even 30 years after first airing, it still holds up. At the end, I was speechless because there was nothing to say. I don't think it leaves much to be said other than a simple "wow"
It will give you a general feeling of anxiety and sadness for a bit afterwards because it puts a-lot of things into perspective. Which people really needed at that time, and still need today.
Its not a fun movie. Its a really sad movie. But its a really good movie.
The bleak truth of what comes of nuclear war. There is no winners. Simply a matter of who dies last.
not by any means a bad movie. definitely bleak no happy ending here.