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“THE MOVIE THAT SCARRED A GENERATION FOR LIFE.”
British Film Institute

THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE

THREE DISC COLLECTION 
INCLUDES 7 HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES
AND BONUS DOCUMENTARY
SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS 

On Sunday September 23rd, 1984, THREADS was broadcast on BBC2. Written by novelist/playwright Barry Hines (KES) and directed by BAFTA winner Mick Jackson, the film depicted the effects of a thermonuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield. Four months later, the film was shown on American cable TV. In both countries, the graphic horrors of detonation, societal collapse and nuclear winter were indelibly seared into tens of millions of homes. Over four decades it has remained “brilliant” (The Guardian), “unsensationally grim” (CineSavant) and “piss yourself terrifying” (The A.V. Club). For the first time ever, THREADS is now scanned in 4K from the original 16mm A/B rolls with 7 hours of Special Features produced by Severin Films. This collection also includes a Bonus Disc of Craig Ian Mann & Robert Nevitt’s new documentary SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS that explores the untold stories of the film’s impact on the people of Sheffield and throughout UK culture.

Disc 1: 4K UHD (Film + Special Features)

• Audio Commentary With Director Mick Jackson Moderated By Film Writer Kier-La Janisse And Severin Films' David Gregory
• Audio Commentary With Actress Karen Meagher And Television Historian Simon Farquhar

Disc 2: Blu-ray (Film + Special Features)

• Audio Commentary With Director Mick Jackson Moderated By Film Writer Kier-La Janisse And Severin Films' David Gregory
• Audio Commentary With Actress Karen Meagher And Television Historian Simon Farquhar
• Auditioning For The Apocalypse – Interview With Karen Meagher
• Shooting The Annihilation – Interview With Director Of Photography Andrew Dunn
• Destruction Designer – Interview With Production Designer Christopher Robilliard
• Interview With Film Writer Stephen Thrower
• U.S. Trailer

Disc 3: Bonus Blu-ray

• SURVIVORS: THE SPECTRE OF THREADS – Feature Documentary On The Production Of THREADS And Its Effect On The People Of Sheffield, England
• Immediate And Real – Interview With Julie McDowall, Author Of Attack Warning Red! How Britain Prepared For Nuclear War

Disc Specs:

• Runtime: 117 mins
• Audio: English Mono
• 4K Video: HDR10
• Closed Captions
• Region Free
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.

Limited Edition Slipcase & Postcard. Postcard designed by Rob Carmichael at SEEN STUDIO.

Protect & Survive (1980) – Limited-Edition Replica Of The Government-Issued Public Information Pamphlet