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Miners’ Strike: A Frontline Story

Featuring compelling testimony, this is the story of 15 men and women and one life-changing year on the front line of the most divisive conflict of a generation: the 1984 miners' strike.

This is the story of 15 men and women and one life-changing year on the front line of the most divisive conflict of a generation: the 1984 miners' strike.

This documentary tells the story of this year-long conflict by combining archive footage with deeply personal testimony from striking and working miners, their families and the police - with many speaking for the first time.

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1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Thu 29 Feb 202403:00
BBC Two

Credits

DirectorBen Anthony
ProducerScarlett Smithson
ProducerAnna Wardell
ProducerSimon Bunney
EditorAnna Price
ComposerDominic de Grande
Production ManagerBiancha Rollock
Line ProducerJanine Melton
Line ProducerAnna Hamilton
Executive ProducerZac Beattie
Production CompanyThe Garden Productions

Broadcasts

  • Sun 18 Feb 202421:00
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
  • Sun 18 Feb 202422:05
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Thu 29 Feb 202403:00
    BBC Two

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