Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
12 used & new from £10.48

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
Threads [1984]
 
See larger image
 
Threads [1984]
DVD ~ Karen Meagher
4.8 out of 5 stars  (109 customer reviews)
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.48 & eligible for Free UK delivery on orders over £15 with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £5.51 (34%)
Availability: In stock. Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.

Want guaranteed delivery by 1pm Tuesday, July 29? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

12 used & new available from £10.48
DVD Rental from LOVEFiLM Rent DVDs from LOVEFiLM.com
Get a 14 day FREE trial and get a
FREE £5 Amazon voucher. Learn more

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this item with When The Wind Blows DVD ~ Peggy Ashcroft

Threads [1984] When The Wind Blows
Total RRP: £35.98
Price For Both: £19.96

Customers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed

The Day After [1983]

The Day After [1983] DVD ~ Jason Robards

3.3 out of 5 stars (16) 
The War Game [1965]

The War Game [1965] DVD ~ Peter Watkins

4.8 out of 5 stars (10) 
By Dawn's Early Light (HBO) [1990]

By Dawn's Early Light (HBO) [1990] DVD ~ Powers Boothe

3.4 out of 5 stars (5)  £4.98
Fail Safe [2000]

Fail Safe [2000] DVD ~ Richard Dreyfuss

4.3 out of 5 stars (13)  £4.98
The Quiet Earth [1984]

The Quiet Earth [1984] DVD ~ Bruno Lawrence

3.7 out of 5 stars (24)  £4.98
Explore similar items : DVD (42) Books (4)

Product details
  • Actors: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane
  • Directors: Mick Jackson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Sep 2005
  • Run Time: 112 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (109 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Mono
    • Hearing Impaired: English
    • Disc Format: DVD 5
  • ASIN: B0009S9LNK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,672 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
    (Studios: Improve Your Sales)

Reviews
Amazon.co.uk Review
Hideously plausible when first broadcast in 1984, this BBC TV docu-drama now seems like a terrifying might-have-been, although a great deal of what it says about the probable aftermath of a nuclear attack remains horribly pertinent. Scripted by Barry Hines (author of the novel on which Ken Loach's Kes was based) and directed by Mick Jackson (who later went to Hollywood with The Bodyguard and Volcano), at the time Threads seemed like a response to the American TV movie The Day After although it stands nobly on its own. Showing the after-effects of World War III on the United Kingdom by concentrating on two Sheffield families linked by an unplanned pregnancy, it illustrates the scientific, political, medical and social consequences of the severing of the many vital connective "threads" that support a Western society. Grim in a particularly 1980s way, this is a compulsive if uncomfortable watch and accomplishes a great deal without the distraction of spectacle, picking through all the melted milk bottles and firing squad traffic wardens to find the human horror at the heart of it all. --Kim Newman

Synopsis
This powerful film depicts the aftermath of the most heinous destruction imaginable - global thermonuclear war. A realistic and chilling portrayal.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

When The Wind Blows

When The Wind Blows DVD ~ Peggy Ashcroft

5.0 out of 5 stars (17)  £9.48
The Day After [1983]

The Day After [1983] DVD ~ Jason Robards

3.3 out of 5 stars (16) 
By Dawn's Early Light (HBO) [1990]

By Dawn's Early Light (HBO) [1990] DVD ~ Powers Boothe

3.4 out of 5 stars (5)  £4.98
The Quiet Earth [1984]

The Quiet Earth [1984] DVD ~ Bruno Lawrence

3.7 out of 5 stars (24)  £4.98
Fail Safe [2000]

Fail Safe [2000] DVD ~ Richard Dreyfuss