A rare TV appearance. One of the most harrowing things I’ve ever seen on TV. Essential viewing nonetheless.
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“Jesus Christ Dunny!”
Always makes me laugh
was going to watch it but got worried it would stop me sleeping. It’ll be on iplayer, right?
Yeah it will be.
I’m looking forward to a rewatch because I don’t think my wife has ever seen it. I can’t believe that when it first aired we sat and watched this (and 'The Day After) as a family - what the hell where my parents thinking?!
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Rewatching again I think the scariest part is actually the ‘matter of fact’ narration throughout the film. So clinical. The woman holding the baby comes a very close second though.
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As her only credit Anne Sellors became something of a meme at one point and it threatened to become the thing Threads was best known for, until someone wrote a lovely (and ridiculously long) bio for her.
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Forgot it was on last night, switched over to BBC4 just as the 4-minute warning siren started. Watched for about half an hour - fucking hell, it’s grim. Still the most frightening thing I’ve ever watched.
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I’m sure that I read that the BBC had also commissioned a documentary for the 40th anniversary but I can’t find it on iPlayer. Any ideas?
Not seen it since the 80s. I recorded it as it went on a bit late for a school night, but the 20 minute programme beforehand with the director remembering making it was interesting. Apparently the Bassetts factory was close by and they provided a jelly umbilical cord for the grim birth scene.
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I’ve found the director’s intro, no wonder I couldn’t find the other documentary - it was on the radio not TV.
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Not ever watching this film. They say it’s essential but I have enough trouble falling asleep as it is no thanks
Yeah, probably best not to…
Going to save it for a hangover day then do threads & grave of the fireflies back to back. Might invite some pals over and do some popcorn
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My only criticism is that it suffers from the same trope as The Walking Dead in that within about two years everyone is unable to speak except with the language of cavemen.
Didn’t bother me tbh
Bring it on
It does say in the film that that’s ‘40 years later’ though.
Have you never been to South Yorkshire?
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