1/3 Threads Movie 1984 BBC Nuclear War Documentary Drama

A 30-minute Threads movie edit focused on the documentary aspect of the film.

Threads is a 1984 apocalyptic BBC nuclear war documentary drama. Centred on the industrial city of Sheffield in the north of England, it presents a grim vision of the likely effects a nuclear war will have on Britain and the planet. This video contains excerpts from the film documenting the US-provoked Russian invasion scenario that leads to nuclear war.

Tensions between Russia and the West escalate after a covert US operation to bring down the regime in Iran. Russia, which invaded Afghanistan in 1979, invades northern Iran. America responds to the Russian invasion by sending a rapid response force to protect US interests in the oil-rich south. A series of incidents cause events to spiral out of control leading to the use of tactical battlefield nuclear weapons and nuclear war.

Shot on a budget of £400,000, Threads was the first film of its kind to depict a nuclear winter. A groundbreaking BBC documentary drama, Threads is:

"A film which comes closest to representing the full horror of nuclear war and its aftermath, as well as the catastrophic impact that the event would have on human culture."

Threads was produced in Britain a year after its contemporary counterpart, The Day After, a 1983 ABC television film depicting a similar scenario in the United States. Threads was nominated for seven BAFTA awards in 1985 and won Best Single Drama, Best Design, Best Film Cameraman and Best Film Editor.

Threads Movie 1984 BBC Nuclear War Documentary Drama

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[frazerguest]

I’m from Sheffield, born and bred.
I had to watch Threads at school aged 10. It scared the hell out of me then and it still bloody does now.
Without a doubt, Threads is the most frightening and utterly depressing piece of filmography ever made.

[DeniseFactor]

The most gripping, grim and depressing TV drama I have ever watched by a mile. Incredible piece of work.

[louwoods]

This scared the hell out of me in the 80s and still does today, even more so.

[Scrapper.]

Still the ultimate horror movie, because the nightmare is entirely possible.

[hub]

Threads really affected me. Never before had I felt the inevitable weight of people's hubris, ignorance and callous disregard to life by those who easily commit readily to war - and the dreadful hopelessness, despair and reprehensible consequences as a result. We have all witnessed the same rhetoric, the same escalation and the same dismissal of human life and livelihoods as depicted in this clip here. Sometimes I despair, when I realise those in charge of and have power over our destiny have the minds of children in adult bodies, playing games like children, thinking childish thoughts, never seeing the solutions behind those immediately presented, never seeing the incalculable suffering as a result of their actions.

[briansaiditsoitmustbetrue]

01:52 in this video ... Quote "Four people were killed today on the M6 motorway in Staffordshire When their car was in collision with a heavy tanker"... End quote
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LUCKY THEY WERE.

[kitharrison]

Forty years on and oh how we need this film.

[olafriedel]

I still remember the permanent fear - living 30km from the west/east german boarder - and the words my grandfather said "If something happens, promise me you don`t seek shelter because the people who are been killed direcktly are the lucky ones."

[desiderious]

This movie may be dated but it is still very accurate on how the public would react to the threat of nuclear war.

[kcjacobs]

"The only winning move is not to play."

[markrhoden]

Purchased Threads on DVD a few days ago having not seen it for whats coming up to 40 years, imagine a 14 year old watching this in a time when tensions between East and West were so bad.
I wonder how today's young people would view this if it were done in a similar fashion only with a more modern environment they can relate too

[martingray]

The whole world should watch this again. The full film.

[paulineclarke]

I recently bought the dvd of the full threads film, god it’s so depressing 😢

[Stephen]

Threads will be shown in full again on BBC 4 on Wednesday 9 October 2024 at 10:15pm

[MrRadiorobot]

Watching in June 2024, I had rather wished that such potential horror had been put behind us but with current conflicts in Ukraine and the middle east and every chance of escalation it would seem the nightmare scenario is still possible..it doesn't help that we appear to have psychopaths in government...

[alexanderforselius]

Meta's naming of their new social media app to 'Threads' feels chilling as we havent been so near the scenario depicted in this movie than now in 2023

[doublebanana-dedt]

Thank you for putting this together. I watched Threads I think 2 or 3 times, but the last time was maybe 5 years ago. It is haunting, but actually the terrifying part I find is the leadup which is this first segment you have made.

The news reportage in this first pieces does make it seem very real (obviously the filmmakers effect) but to hear the radio and TV showing events in the Middle East has an uneasy echo with today 2024....

I also liked the pub scene they did 6:20 onwards - its very effective - when people watch the TV news and listen - it quitens down with the sobering news - then the pub owner switches the channel and then the pepole want to watch the news again!

[davidclarke]

I remember my parents talking about the cold war in this period and how we would take off to our cabin in the mountains if anything happened. It was on the back of peoples minds with the nuclear arms race back then, hence these films being made.
Now history is repeating itself, and I think this is more dangerous now.

[andrewmoore]

The contrast between the ongoing crisis in the film, and the day-to-day daily grind is remarkable in how it relates to our predicaments we face today. Outstanding film.