The Most Haunting Sci-Fi Film BBC Ever Made Officially Returns in 4K

After decades, BBC's Threads, a haunting depiction of nuclear war, is getting a 4K release amid anticipation of its reboot ...
Teesside Gazette

BBC to air 'brutal' 1984 drama Threads that caused entire country 'sleepless nights'

The spine-chilling drama film Threads, famed for its horrifying depiction of a nuclear apocalypse, is scheduled for a rare airing on the BBC this evening (Wednesday 9 October). First broadcast in 1984 ...
Daily Express

BBC film left critic 'traumatised' and they still haven't recovered after 40 years

BBC film Threads was hailed as one of the most iconic films of the 1980s as it dramatised a nuclear war and its effects on Britain, specifically Sheffield. And while the film creators did their best ...
The Independent

BBC viewers urge everyone to watch ‘bleak’ war film that has only ever been shown four times

BBC iPlayer viewers are encouraging others to watch the nuclear war film Threads, often described as one of the most harrowing movies ever made. The 1984 film was made for BBC TV by The Bodyguard ...
CBC.ca

Threads at 40: Director Mick Jackson on his disturbingly realistic portrayal of nuclear war

Mick Jackson's Threads is still just as shocking as the day it first aired on the BBC in 1984. Presented as a docudrama, the film depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield, ...
Evening Chronicle

Is BBC's Threads based on a true story? Horrifying 1980s drama to be repeated

A whole new generation of viewers are set to be introduced to what has been labelled the 'most disturbing TV drama of all time' as Threads is repeated on Wednesday night. When it first aired back in ...
BBC

Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On

40 years ago, a BBC film showing the grim reality of a post-nuclear world terrified a generation. Jude Rogers meets its cast and crew to unravel why it still haunts so many today. It was a film that ...