Directed by:
Mick JacksonScreenplay:
Barry HinesCinematography:
Andrew DunnCast:
Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, Rita May, Anne Sellors, Phil Rose, Patrick Allen, Richard Albrecht, Ed Bishop, Michael O'Hagan, Brian Grellis, David Brierly (more)VOD (1)
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Originally produced by the BBC, Threads is a shattering speculative tale the onset of World War III, and the horrors of the post-apocalyptic society that struggles for survival. The film takes place in the ruins of Sheffield, a British working class town. Despite the fact that the world seems to be falling apart all around them, a young couple (Karen Meagher, Reece Meagher) intend to go ahead with their upcoming wedding. As the date draws near, however, simmering international tensions soon erupt into global thermonuclear war. In the devastation that follows, the apocalyptic erosion of society sends mankind hurtling back hundreds of years into an age where famine, strife, pestilence, and death wash over the land like an unrelenting flood of venomous bile. (official distributor synopsis)
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Karen Meagher
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Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV movie)
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Reece Dinsdale
UK
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Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Hamlet (1996)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
Rita May
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Threads (1984) (TV movie)
When Saturday Comes (1996)
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Anne Sellors
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Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Phil Rose
UK
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1983) (TV movie)
City Rats (2009)
Patrick Allen
Malawi
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Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
Richard Albrecht
UK
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Ed Bishop
USA
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Lolita (1962)
Michael O'Hagan
Ireland
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Brian Grellis
UK
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Fear in the Night (1972)
David Brierly
UK
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Nat Jackley
UK
Dean Williamson
Best movies:
Threads (1984) (TV movie)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)