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The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.

Duration: 117 min
Release date: 1985-08-06
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Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

War Drama Science Fiction

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Karen Meagher
Karen Meagher
as Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale
Reece Dinsdale
as Jimmy Kemp
David Brierly
David Brierly
as Mr. Kemp
Rita May
Rita May
as Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane
Nicholas Lane
as Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove
Jane Hazlegrove
as Alison Kemp
Henry Moxon
Henry Moxon
as Mr Beckett
June Broughton
June Broughton
as Mrs Beckett
Sylvia Stoker
Sylvia Stoker
as Granny Beckett
Harry Beety
Harry Beety
as Clive Sutton
Ruth Holden
Ruth Holden
as Marjorie Sutton
Ashley Barker
Ashley Barker
as Bob
Michael O'Hagan
Michael O'Hagan
as Chief Supt. Hirst
Phil Rose
Phil Rose
as Medical Officer
Steve Halliwell
Steve Halliwell
as Information Officer
Brian Grellis
Brian Grellis
as Accommodation Officer
Peter Faulkner
Peter Faulkner
as Transport Officer
Anthony Collin
Anthony Collin
as Food Officer
Michael Ely
Michael Ely
as Scientific Officer
Sharon Baylis
Sharon Baylis
as Manpower Officer
David Stutt
David Stutt
as Works Officer
Phil Askham
Phil Askham
as Mr Stothard
Anna Seymour
Anna Seymour
as Mrs Stothard
Fiona Rook
Fiona Rook
as Carol Stothard
Christine Buckley
Christine Buckley
as Woman in Supermarket
Joe Belcher
Joe Belcher
as Shopkeeper
David Major
David Major
as Boy in Supermarket
Maggie Ford
Maggie Ford
as Peace Speaker
Mike Kay
Mike Kay
as Trade Unionist
Richard Albrecht
Richard Albrecht
as Officer at Food Depot
Ted Beyer
Ted Beyer
as Policeman
Dean Williamson
Dean Williamson
as Policeman
Joe Holmes
Joe Holmes
as Mr Langley
Andy Fenn-Rodgers
Andy Fenn-Rodgers
as Patrol Officer
Graham Hill
Graham Hill
as Soldier
Nigel Collins
Nigel Collins
as Soldier
Jerry Ready
Jerry Ready
as Looter
Dennis Conlon
Dennis Conlon
as Looter
Greta Dunn
Greta Dunn
as Woman at Hospital
Nat Jackley
Nat Jackley
as Old Man at Graveyard
John Livesey
John Livesey
as Street Trader
Victoria O'Keefe
Victoria O'Keefe
as Jane
Lee Daley
Lee Daley
as Spike
Marcus Lund
Marcus Lund
as Gaz
Lesley Judd
Lesley Judd
as Newscaster
Colin Ward-Lewis
Colin Ward-Lewis
as Newscaster
Paul Vaughan
Paul Vaughan
as Narrator (voice)
Ingrid P. Frehley
Ingrid P. Frehley
as Woman with dead baby (uncredited)
Michael Shale
Michael Shale
as Man who has leg amputated (uncredited)
Anne Sellors
Anne Sellors
as Woman who urinates herself (uncredited)
Lee Cambell
Lee Cambell
as Dead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)
Jonathan Harston
Jonathan Harston
as Survivor on the Moors (uncredited)
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Ed Bishop
Ed Bishop
as US President (voice) (uncredited)
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