12 Sep 1979
Scum
Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Threads
The closest you'll ever want to come to nuclear war.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Karen Meagher Ruth Beckett
Reece Dinsdale Jimmy Kemp
David Brierly Mr. Kemp
Rita May Mrs. Kemp
Nicholas Lane Michael Kemp
Jane Hazlegrove Alison Kemp
Henry Moxon Mr Beckett
June Broughton Mrs Beckett
Sylvia Stoker Granny Beckett
Harry Beety Clive Sutton
Ruth Holden Marjorie Sutton
Ashley Barker Bob
Michael O'Hagan Chief Supt. Hirst
Phil Rose Medical Officer
Steve Halliwell Information Officer
Brian Grellis Accommodation Officer
Peter Faulkner Transport Officer
Anthony Collin Food Officer
Michael Ely Scientific Officer
Sharon Baylis Manpower Officer
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