| Other author/creator | Gower, Owen (Producer), film director, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Kirwan, Sinead, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Lacey, Mark, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Hird, Christopher film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Simons, Mike, film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Lavington, Amelia, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Wilkinson, Gerard, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Hadley, Malcolm, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Edmunds, Paul, editor of moving image work. |
| Other author/creator | Dartmouth Films (Firm), presenter. |
| Other author/creator | Bad Bonobo (Firm), production company. |
| Other author/creator | Bullfrog Films, publisher. |
| Abstract |
The Enemy Within provides unique insight into one of the most dramatic events in British history: the 1984-85 Miners' Strike. No experts. No politicians. Thirty years on, this is the raw first-hand experience of those who lived through Britain's longest strike. Follow the highs and lows of that life-changing year. In 1984, a Conservative government under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared war on Britain's unions, taking on the strongest in the country, the National Union of Mineworkers. Following a secret plan, the government began announcing the closure of coal mines, threatening not just an industry but whole communities and a way of life. Against all the forces the government could throw at them, 160,000 coal miners took up the fight. The Enemy Within tells the story of a group of miners and supporters who were on the frontline of that strike for an entire year. These were people that Margaret Thatcher labelled 'the enemy within'. Using interviews and a wealth of rare and never before seen archival footage, The Enemy Within draws together personal experiences--whether they're tragic, funny or terrifying--to take the audience on an emotionally powerful journey through the dramatic events of that year. |
| General note | Title from title frames. |
| General note | Originally produced by: Bullfrog Films, ©2014; previously released in 2015. |
| Access restriction | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Credits | Executive producers, Christopher Hird and Mike Simons ; edit producer, Amelia Lavington ; archive producer, Gerard Wilkinson ; director of photography, Malcolm Hadley ; Editor, Paul Edmunds. |
| Interest grade level |
9 and up. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 8, 2016). |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Publisher number | bf-ewith Docuseek2 |
