Threads, filmed in Sheffield (my home city) in 1984 presents a warts and all view of the horrors of nuclear war and its aftermath. years on from the nuclear blasts and Britain is still struggling to rebuild any semblance of organised society. Ruth and her daughter, Jane, tend the land under the intense ultraviolet rays generated by the damaged atmosphere, but the journey for Ruth is finally at an end as she collapses to the floor and dies. Despite only being in her 30s at this point, the hardships of radiation, the harsh elements and intense mental stress have aged her by several decades leaving her with pale skin, cataracts and lifeless, straw like hair. As the nuclear exchanges escalate, Mrs Kemp frantically arranges a government endorsed makeshift shelter comprised of old doors and mattresses - unlikely to withstand a strong gale let alone a nuclear blast. However, what's even more terrifying is when she suddenly realises that she's missing her son, Michael, who is cowering in his beloved aviary. The resulting maternal anguish is a disturbing sight and captures the true horror of the situation as megaton after megaton of nuclear energy pounds Britain.

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Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs last year, Brooker cited the film as a formative moment of his early adolescence. “I remember watching Threads and not being able to process what it meant; not understanding how society kept going,” he said. “I assumed it [nuclear war] was going to happen.”

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In the face of all this depravity and destruction there is, believe it or not, time for humour and, whisper it, hope. a b Hall, Kevin (21 January 2013). " Threads – Select References and Bibliography". Fallout Warning. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019 . Retrieved 20 November 2018. Threads' was looked on as left-wing anti-nuclear propaganda in the mid-80's during the height of Thatcherism,yet was still broadcast by the BBC even though said Mrs T always clearly had a downer on the organisation. Addeddate 2022-04-09 13:34:41 Color color Identifier 1984-threads-remastered Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Sound sound Year Clark, Kenneth R. (11 January 1985). " 'Threads': Nightmare After the Holocaust". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015 . Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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Flat caps and whippets are a common sight in Sheffield, but you don't expect to see a nuclear mushroom cloud looming menacingly on the horizon. However, with the first wave of nuclear onslaught now initiated, it's a terrifying slice of reality and as the toxic flames rise high into the atmosphere, Britain's history has changed forever as a new dawn of destruction and desolation has arrived.Completely uncategorisable due to its kaleidoscopic range, Threads is a masterpiece of British television . Like all the very best art, Threads challenges conventions, induces extreme emotions and delivers a truly unique experience. And, as long as nuclear weapons remain a reality, Threads will never lose any of its explosive power.

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Toy, Sam (1 January 2000). "Threads". Empire. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019 . Retrieved 28 April 2019. Bradshaw, Peter (20 October 2014). "Threads: the film that frightened me most". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019 . Retrieved 28 April 2019.Bartlett, Andrew (2004). "Nuclear Warfare in the Movies". Anthropoetics. UCLA. 10 (1). ISSN 1083-7264. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016 . Retrieved 5 January 2014. I was pregnant with my second child at the time and Threads shook me to the core,” says Perrine. “I was literally nauseated by the final scene of the film.” Sheffield film 'Threads' ". sheffieldforum.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018 . Retrieved 4 March 2018.