Threads

Aug 6, 1985

1h 57m

★ 7.6

The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

Overview

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

Genres

War

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Western-World Television Inc.

BBC

Nine Network Australia

Threads Trailers

Cast

Ruth Beckett

Karen Meagher

Jimmy Kemp

Reece Dinsdale

Mr. Kemp

David Brierly

Mrs. Kemp

Rita May

Michael Kemp

Nicholas Lane

Alison Kemp

Jane Hazlegrove

Mr Beckett

Henry Moxon

Mrs Beckett

June Broughton

Granny Beckett

Sylvia Stoker

Clive Sutton

Harry Beety

Marjorie Sutton

Ruth Holden

Bob

Ashley Barker

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