The year-long strike was bitterly divisive, nowhere more so than in one Derbyshire pit village - Shirebrook.
EP2 Law and OrderFeb 01, 2024
The story of the Battle of Orgreave: the bloodiest episode in the year-long strike. Including footage that reveals the startling nature of some of the policing that day.
EP3 PowerFeb 08, 2024
The story of how businessman David Hart helped Thatcher's government finally defeat the strike - waging a propaganda war and exploiting splits among Nottinghamshire miners
Official Website: https://www.swanfilms.tv/production-detail/miners-strike-1984-the-battle-for-britain
Synopsis
Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, this powerful series explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nation