Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain
Overview
Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, this powerful series explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nation
Key Crew
Director: Tom Barrow
Producer: Zora Kuettner
Seasons
Season 1 (2024)
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3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Community
2024-01-25The year-long strike was bitterly divisive, nowhere more so than in one Derbyshire pit village - Shirebrook.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 2: Law and Order
2024-02-01The story of the Battle of Orgreave: the bloodiest episode in the year-long strike. Including footage that reveals the startling nature of some of the policing that day.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 3: Power
2024-02-08The story of how businessman David Hart helped Thatcher's government finally defeat the strike - waging a propaganda war and exploiting splits among Nottinghamshire miners
Runtime: 47 min
