A still from Mick Jackson's 1984 film Threads.
Forty years ago, a film aired on the BBC that depicted the devastating consequences of a nuclear attack. Director Mick Jackson joins Q guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss the film’s legacy and why he wanted to scare his audience with the truth.is still just as shocking as the day it first aired on the BBC in 1984. Presented as a docudrama, the film depicts the effects of a nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield, England, as well as the harrowing long-term consequences of atomic armageddon.
Before making arrangements to shoot the film, Jackson had to visualize these chilling images and hold onto them in his head, which he found extremely difficult on a personal and emotional level. At the time, he had recently remarried and was hoping to have a child with his new wife. "We kept asking ourselves, 'What kind of world is this that we want to bring kids into?' We seem to be on the brink of war.
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