Twenty years ago, Britain went to war - with itself. In March 1984, Mrs Thatcher's government announced plans to close 20 coal mines, with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The Miners' leader, Arthur Scargill, led his workers out on strike. What followed was the ultimate left verses right showdown, a colossal battle for the political heart of a nation, with an epoch-making, era-defining moment of social significance unparalleled since World War II. This feature length documentary tells the story of the year-long struggle that split friends, families and the country apart, led to shocking scenes of violence, and made many fear that George Orwell's nightmare vision of a police state was becoming a reality. After this war, Britain would never be the same again.
Janice Sutherland
Director
Sarah Lancashire
Self - Narrator(voice)
Arthur Scargill
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Tim Bell
Tony Benn
Boris Johnson
Self - Student, Oxford, 1984
Neil Kinnock
Self - Labour Leader, 1984
Kelvin MacKenzie
Self - Editor, The Sun, 1984
Matthew Parris
Self - Conservative, 1984
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