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Directed by
Mick Jackson Mick Jackson  
Written by
Barry Hines Barry Hines ... written by
Cast
Karen Meagher Karen Meagher ... Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale Reece Dinsdale ... Jimmy Kemp
David Brierly David Brierly ... Mr. Kemp (as David Brierley)
Rita May Rita May ... Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane Nicholas Lane ... Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove Jane Hazlegrove ... Alison Kemp
Henry Moxon Henry Moxon ... Mr. Beckett
June Broughton June Broughton ... Mrs. Beckett
Sylvia Stoker Sylvia Stoker ... Granny Beckett
Harry Beety Harry Beety ... Mr. Sutton
Ruth Holden Ruth Holden ... Mrs. Sutton
Ashley Barker Ashley Barker ... Bob
Michael O'Hagan Michael O'Hagan ... Chief Supt. Hirst
Phil Rose Phil Rose ... Medical Officer
Steve Halliwell Steve Halliwell ... Information Officer
Brian Grellis Brian Grellis ... Accommodation Officer
Peter Faulkner Peter Faulkner ... Transport Officer
Anthony Collin Anthony Collin ... Food Officer
Michael Ely Michael Ely ... Scientific Advisor
Sharon Baylis Sharon Baylis ... Manpower Officer
David Stutt David Stutt ... Works Oficer
Phil Askham Phil Askham ... Mr. Stothard
Anna Seymour Anna Seymour ... Mrs. Stothard
Fiona Rook Fiona Rook ... Carol Stothard
Christine Buckley Christine Buckley ... Woman in Supermarket
Joe Belcher Joe Belcher ... Shopkeeper
David Major David Major ... Boy in Supermarket
Maggie Ford Maggie Ford ... Peace Speaker
Mike Kay Mike Kay ... Trade Unionist
Richard Albrecht Richard Albrecht ... Officer at Food Depot
Ted Beyer Ted Beyer ... Policeman
Dean Williamson Dean Williamson ... Policeman
Joe Holmes Joe Holmes ... Mr. Langley
Andy Fenn-Rodgers Andy Fenn-Rodgers ... Patrol Officer
Graham Hill Graham Hill ... Soldier
Nigel Collins Nigel Collins ... Soldier
Jerry Read Jerry Read ... Looter (as Jerry Ready)
Dennis Conlon Dennis Conlon ... Looter
Greta Dunn Greta Dunn ... Woman at Hospital
Nat Jackley Nat Jackley ... Old Man in Graveyard
John Livesey John Livesey ... Street Trader
Victoria O'Keefe Victoria O'Keefe ... Jane
Lee Daley Lee Daley ... Spike
Marcus Lund Marcus Lund ... Gaz
Lesley Judd Lesley Judd ... Newscaster
Colin Ward-Lewis Colin Ward-Lewis ... Newscaster
Paul Vaughan Paul Vaughan ... Narrator
Uncredited Cast
Patrick Allen Patrick Allen ... Public Information Film Announcer
Michael Beecroft Michael Beecroft ... Traffic Warden
Ed Bishop Ed Bishop ... US President (voice)
Lee Cambell Lee Cambell ... Dead Boy Under Gate
Ingrid P. Frehley Ingrid P. Frehley ... Woman with Dead Baby
Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston ... Survivor on the Moors
John Humphreys John Humphreys ... Boy in the Window
Matt Longley Matt Longley ... Protestor
Anne Sellors Anne Sellors ... Woman Who Urinates on Herself
Michael Shale Michael Shale ... Man Who Has Leg Amputated
Toasterinthebath Toasterinthebath ... Cute boy wearing parka running in shopping centre
Produced by
Mick Jackson Mick Jackson ... producer
Graham Massey Graham Massey ... executive producer
John Purdie John Purdie ... executive producer
Peter Wolfes Peter Wolfes ... associate producer
Special Effects by
Peter Kersey Peter Kersey ... special effects
Visual Effects by
Graham Brown Graham Brown ... visual effects assistant
Peter Wragg Peter Wragg ... visual effects
Stunts
Dorothy Ford Dorothy Ford ... stunts
Additional Info
Premiere: September 23, 1984
DVD Release: February 13, 2018
Blu-ray Release: February 13, 2018
Countries: United Kingdom Australia
Distributor: Severin Films
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

7.9 / 10

Metacritic

92 / 100

Production Companies
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Nine Network Australia
Western-World Television Inc.
Distributors
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
  (1985) (United States) (select stations) (TV)
Severin Films
  (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Severin Films
  (2018) (United States) (DVD)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
  (1980) (United States) (TV)
Filming Locations
19 Hawksley Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield, S6, Yorkshire, England, UK
  (The Kemps' family home) (on location)
97 Rustlings Road, Sheffield, S11, Yorkshire, England, UK
  (Ruth's home) (on location)
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Curbar Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, UK
Nottingham House Pub, 164 Whitham Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 2SR, Yorkshire, England, UK
  (Jimmy's local pub)
RAF Finningley Air Base, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
  (Destroyed by USSR nuclear blast)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
  (on location)
The Moor Market, Sheffield, S14PF, Yorkshire, England, UK
  (Four-minute warning given) (on location)
Western Park Tennis Club, Winter Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S3 7ND, England, UK
  (Traffic Warden wears white face bandage) (Attack plus four-weeks) (on location)
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