A horrifying BBC film has been branded as “beyond grim”.
Threads is a British-Australian post apocalyptic war drama television film that the BBC describes as: “Grim drama telling the story of a nuclear strike on Britain through the eyes of two families, tracing the events leading up to the war and the decade of devastation that follows.”
Written by Barry Hines and produced by Mick Jackson, the film is a science-fiction dramatic account of a nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, resulting in a story based on the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences through the eyes of the characters.
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Threads runs for 1 hour and 52 minutes and was first broadcast on 23 September 1984 on BBC Two, followed by a second broadcast a year later on 1 August 1985. The film’s budget was just £400,000 and reportedly “the first of its kind to depict a nuclear winter”.
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The BBC project was nominated for an impressive seven BAFTA awards and won Best Single Drama, Best Design, Best Film Cameraman and Best Film Editor. Threads was broadcast once again on BBC Two on 9 October 2024 and social media was ablaze with conversation.
Over on X/Twitter, excited fans of the film geared up to watch the 40-year-old war film. One person said that “a bit grim might be an understatement,” as another quipped: “Understatement of the century? Amazing TV though, i just remember how powerful it was and how happy I was that my parents let me watch it. I was only 12.”
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Someone else joked that Threads is a “family favourite” while another tweeted: “[…] There will be some traumatised people tomorrow. A great example of the power of drama.”
One BBC fan reminisced: “I was 19 when this was first broadcast and it scared the s*** out of me. I remember crying and not being able to sleep that night. It was powerful,” before they admitted they are “not sure they can watch it again” all these years later.
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Threads was also branded “a harrowing watch,” a film that “scared the bejesus” out of viewers, a “disturbing” watch and “terrifyingly realistic”. Someone else even wrote: “[shocked emoji] I still haven’t recovered from watching it the first time (many years ago) […].”
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