Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story is an 88-minute BBC Two documentary film about the 1984 UK miners' strike including the Battle of Orgreave. The film splices archive footage of the strikes, with stories from 15 individuals who were directly involved on the both sides of the events, including the miners and the police force. Several of the participants in the documentary were reciting their experiences for the first time in 40 years.[1][2][3]
| Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Ben Anthony |
| Composer | Dominic de Grande |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company | The Garden Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 2024 |
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| The Times | [5] |
| The Daily Telegraph |  [6] |
| Gazettely |   [7] |
The documentary has received positive critical feedback. The Guardian awarded it 5 stars, and highlighted the impact of the film in particular how the voices of the miners had finally "been heard".[4] The Times newspaper also gave 5 stars.[5] Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Anita Singh gave the documentary 4 stars out of 5, and stated that "the raw, heartbreaking stories of families rendered helpless by the strike – and government – will stop you in your tracks".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Jacob, Liana (13 February 2024). "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story: BBC documentary to explore stories of Yorkshire miners in South Yorkshire through miners, their families, police and organisers 40 years on". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story - Forty years on from the Miners' Strike, meet the men and women who lived on the front line". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Seale, Jack (18 February 2024). "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story review – storytelling so vivid that 40 years melt away in an instant". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Midgley, Carol (19 February 2024). "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story review —striking tales of beatings and back scrubs". The Times. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b Singh, Anita (18 February 2024). "Miners' Strike: The Frontline Story, BBC Two, review: forty years have made it no less devastating". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Nahandian, Naser (24 February 2024). "Miners' Strike: A Frontline Story Review – (Re)Claiming a Defining History". Gazettely. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
