Threads 1984
Threads 1984 Review 5/5 Mick Jackson nuclear drama is an unforgettable watch. 40 years later, this BBC apocalyptic drama is not just terrifying but a devastating and powerful watch as well. In the middle of the 1980s, the Soviet Union and the United States of American went to war and spread fears not just in Europe but even in the UK because of the threat of a nuclear war on the horizon. This would later been known as the cold war as would end in 19 91 after the fall of the Soviet Union but back in 1984 this was a real threat to the UK . T he Government had made a series of Public Safety Announcements called protect and survive and gave tips and advice of what might happen if a nuclear attack had hit the UK. There have been a few adaptations of nuclear war most particularly in 1983 with the film The D ay A fter in 1983 which has a similar situation to Threads and the animated story Whe n The Wind Blows in 1986 based on the book of the same name ...