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Adolescence team to remake Threads nuclear attack epic
2025-05
Warp founder and chief executive Mark Herbert confirmed to BBC Sheffield that the firm had obtained the rights to Threads for a new version.
"Threads was, and remains, an unflinchingly honest drama that imagines the devastating effects of nuclear conflict on ordinary people. This story aligns perfectly with our ethos of telling powerful, grounded narratives that deeply connect with audiences," he told the Radio Times, external.
Produced on a low budget and directed by documentary maker Mick Jackson, who would later go on to helm Hollywood blockbuster The Bodyguard, Threads managed to horrify people at a time when nuclear war seemed a very real possibility.
From a kitchen sink drama focused around a young couple in Sheffield, the film showed society breaking down as nuclear winter sets in.
It was only shown a handful of times between its original transmission and its 40th anniversary. It is now available on iPlayer.
Speaking to the BBC in 2023, actor Reece Dinsdale, who played the film's central character Jimmy, said the film had a special screening in Sheffield in front of 500 people before it was shown on TV.
"There was complete silence and all you could hear was various people sobbing around the room," the actor recalled.
"People blame me to this day for scarring them for life.
"People say it is the most scary thing they've ever seen in their life and remains so to this day."
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