Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 06, 1985
The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| June Broughton | Mrs Beckett |
| Sylvia Stoker | Granny Beckett |
| Harry Beety | Clive Sutton |
| Ruth Holden | Marjorie Sutton |
| Ashley Barker | Bob |
| Michael O'Hagan | Chief Supt. Hirst |
| Phil Rose | Medical Officer |
| Steve Halliwell | Information Officer |
| Brian Grellis | Accommodation Officer |
| Peter Faulkner | Transport Officer |
| Anthony Collin | Food Officer |
| Michael Ely | Scientific Officer |
| Sharon Baylis | Manpower Officer |
| David Stutt | Works Officer |
| Phil Askham | Mr Stothard |
| Anna Seymour | Mrs Stothard |
| Fiona Rook | Carol Stothard |
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| Christine Buckley | Woman in Supermarket |
| Joe Belcher | Shopkeeper |
| David Major | Boy in Supermarket |
| Maggie Ford | Peace Speaker |
| Mike Kay | Trade Unionist |
| Richard Albrecht | Officer at Food Depot |
| Ted Beyer | Policeman |
| Dean Williamson | Policeman |
| Joe Holmes | Mr Langley |
| Andy Fenn-Rodgers | Patrol Officer |
| Graham Hill | Soldier |
| Nigel Collins | Soldier |
| Jerry Ready | Looter |
| Dennis Conlon | Looter |
| Greta Dunn | Woman at Hospital |
| Nat Jackley | Old Man at Graveyard |
| John Livesey | Street Trader |
| Victoria O'Keefe | Jane |
| Lee Daley | Spike |
| Marcus Lund | Gaz |
| Lesley Judd | Newscaster |
| Colin Ward-Lewis | Newscaster |
| Paul Vaughan | Narrator (voice) |
| Ingrid P. Frehley | Woman with dead baby (uncredited) |
| Michael Shale | Man who has leg amputated (uncredited) |
| Anne Sellors | Woman who urinates herself (uncredited) |
| Lee Cambell | Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Harston | Survivor on the Moors (uncredited) |
| Patrick Allen | Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ed Bishop | US President (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
WarDramaScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Threads |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, English |
| Production countries | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Western-World Television Inc., BBC, Nine Network Australia |
| Release date | 6 agosto 1985 |
| Executive producer | John Purdie, Graham Massey |
| Production | Mick Jackson, Peter Wolfes |
| Writer | Barry Hines |
| Editing | Jim Latham, Donna Bickerstaff |
| Cinematography | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
| Assistant directors | Mick Jackson |
| Camera operators | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
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| Additional photography | Paul Morris, Andrew Dunn, Dion M. Casey |
| Production design | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Art direction | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Set decoration | Christopher Robilliard, Andy Coward |
| Special effects | Peter Kersey |
| Visual effects | Peter Wragg, Graham Brown |
| Stunts | Dorothy Ford |
| Music | Graham Ross, Fraser Barber |
| Sound | Graham Ross, Fraser Barber |
| Costume design | Sally Nieper, Gilly Martin, Jan Nethercot |
| Makeup | Jan Nethercot, Sally Nieper, Gilly Martin |
| Hairstyling | Sally Nieper, Jan Nethercot, Gilly Martin |
| Budget | 420.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Austria
Date
Aug 08, 1985
Physical media
Country
Portugal
Date
Oct 08, 1984
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 05, 2005
Certification
15
Note
DVD
Country
United States
Date
Feb 13, 2018
Note
DVD & Blu-ray
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 22, 2022
Certification
16
TV
Country
Ireland
Date
Sep 23, 1984
Certification
15
Note
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 23, 1984
Certification
15
Note
BBC Two
Country
United States
Date
Jan 13, 1985
Certification
NC-17
Note
TBS
Country
Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1985
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Country
Italy
Date
Aug 07, 1985
Note
RAI 1
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