On Sunday September 23rd, 1984, THREADS was broadcast on BBC2. Written by novelist/playwright Barry Hines (KES) and directed by BAFTA winner Mick Jackson, the film depicted the effects of a thermonuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield. Four months later, the film was shown on American cable TV. In both countries, the graphic horrors of detonation, societal collapse and nuclear winter were indelibly seared into tens of millions of homes. Over four decades it has remained "brilliant" (The Guardian), "unsensationally grim" (CineSavant) and "piss yourself terrifying" (The A.V. Club). For the first time ever, THREADS is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls with 7 hours of Special Features produced by Severin Films. This collection also includes a Bonus Disc of Craig Ian Mann & Robert Nevitt's new documentary SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS that explores the untold stories of the film's impact on the people of Sheffield and throughout UK culture.
Special Features
Commentary With Director Mick Jackson Moderated By Film Writer Kier-La Janisse And Severin Films' David Gregory
Commentary With Actress Karen Meagher And Television Historian Simon Farquhar
Auditioning For The Apocalypse - Interview With Karen Meagher
Shooting The Annihilation - Interview With Director Of Photography Andrew Dunn
Destruction Designer - Interview With Production Designer Christopher Robilliard
Interview With Film Writer Stephen Thrower
SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS - Feature Documentary On The Production Of THREADS And Its Effect On The People Of Sheffield
Immediate And Real - Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War
And More!
Bonus Materials
Audio Commentary With Director Mick Jackson Moderated By Film Writer Kier-La Janisse And Severin Films' David Gregory
Audio Commentary With Actress Karen Meagher And Television Historian Simon Farquhar
Auditioning For The Apocalypse – Interview With Karen Meagher
Shooting The Annihilation – Interview With Director Of Photography Andrew Dunn
Destruction Designer – Interview With Production Designer Christopher Robilliard
Interview With Film Writer Stephen Thrower
SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS – Feature Documentary On The Production Of THREADS And Its Effect On The People Of Sheffield, England
Immediate And Real – Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War
U.S. Trailer
Protect & Survive (1980) – Replica Of The Government-Issued Public Information Pamphlet