Threads 40 years on

[Luddite_Blue]

Cheers for the heads up.

Was Threads the scariest TV show ever made?

This week marks the 35th anniversary of the premiere of the British nuclear war drama – which was dubbed “the night the country didn’t sleep”. It remains brutal but essential viewing.

www.bbc.com

To paraphrase Cloughie, I wouldn't say Threads was the scariest TV show ever made. But it was in the top one.

There may be a spoiler in the above article

 

[ChicagoBlue]

And the meeting signalled happy times ahead.

She told friends she was railroaded into it and was steaming about it at the time!

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Grim.

 

[HelloCity]

BBC4 tonight at 10:20pm

On now

 

[JASR]

Soundtrack by David Bowie of Raymond Briggs’s (the snow man) book ‘when the wind blows’ made into an animated film

A great Bowie track. A great book and film… British ‘humour’ about the end of the world

 

[Northerndave]

40 years ago this weekend met my missus at Putney railway station.

Will the documentary be equally as harrowing as Threads ?

 

[Streetsweeper]

It's on Internet Archive too, I believe.
You can also watch "The Day After" on YouTube, admittedly it's not as hard hitting.

I remember watching them both on their original screenings - ITV showed The Day After about 9 months before Threads was screened on BBC2 and I remember The Day After having a bigger impact on me than Threads - the prize for coming first I suppose. The original idea for it was to film it as an episode of Coronation Street with the same cast, but Granada canned that idea.

 

[Glenn Ponder]

After reading this thread, I started watching it last night on the Internet Archive (first time I've ever used it) because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Went to continue watching this morning and it appears that it's been hacked and has suffered a massive data breach :(

Found it on Dailymotion with Slovenian(?) subtitles but it's only 58 minutes long. Should be 1h52.

Anyone know if there's anywhere else I can watch it online (I'm not based in the UK)?

 

[PinkFinal]

 

[youngbob]

Still just as oppressive and all-consuming as it was the first time I saw it (about 2010).

 

[crooky]

After reading this thread, I started watching it last night on the Internet Archive (first time I've ever used it) because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Went to continue watching this morning and it appears that it's been hacked and has suffered a massive data breach :(

Found it on Dailymotion with Slovenian(?) subtitles but it's only 58 minutes long. Should be 1h52.

Anyone know if there's anywhere else I can watch it online (I'm not based in the UK)?

threads 1984 - Bing

Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you.

www.bing.com

Try having a look through those. I'm not sure how safe some of those websites are though to be honest. Probably best to have a look on your phone first rather than a Windows PC that's more likely to get a virus if the websites have any. Then if you find a decent link open it up on your TV, Firestick etc.

 

[Glenn Ponder]

threads 1984 - Bing

Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you.

www.bing.com

Try having a look through those. I'm not sure how safe some of those websites are though to be honest. Probably best to have a look on your phone first rather than a Windows PC that's more likely to get a virus if the websites have any. Then if you find a decent link open it up on your TV, Firestick etc.

Thanks crooky! I'll take a look.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

A very well done film. Love Reese Dinsdale.

A total eye opener

 

[Innsbruckblue]

Watched this as a kid while the Cold War was definitely raging. Loved it, but it scared me to death for quite a few years afterwards. Would love to see it again

 

[Blue Maverick]

Watched this as a kid while the Cold War was definitely raging. Loved it, but it scared me to death for quite a few years afterwards. Would love to see it again

It’s on iPlayer

 

[Innsbruckblue]

It’s on iPlayer

Geoblocked over here

 

[Metal Biker]

After reading this thread, I started watching it last night on the Internet Archive (first time I've ever used it) because I couldn't find it anywhere else. Went to continue watching this morning and it appears that it's been hacked and has suffered a massive data breach :(

Found it on Dailymotion with Slovenian(?) subtitles but it's only 58 minutes long. Should be 1h52.

Anyone know if there's anywhere else I can watch it online (I'm not based in the UK)?

Likely due to it being aired on BBC Four. Looks like the whole site has been attacked. Should be up and running again soon.

 

[ob]

Just finished it. Can imagine very scary at the time. Realised written by same guy who wrote Kes as soon as I saw name

 

[Magicpole]

Saw this advertised in another forum https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kgkkg
It’s 40 years since Threads was shown and is still a haunting piece of TV now also some other stuff on BBC 4 that relate to it that night as well.

I taped it the other night. I hope it stands up to my growing cynicism.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I taped it the other night. I hope it stands up to my growing cynicism.

Taped it ha ha the 80s wants its VHS back