Leeds - United!

Synopsis

This controversial account of a strike by Leeds clothing workers was, when it was broadcast in 1974, the most expensive film to be made for British television. Featuring a huge cast, striking black and white photography and a script by Colin Welland which is highly critical of both bosses and unions (the strike in question was an unofficial one), Leeds-United! is a defiantly angry film which serves as a reminder of the social unrest which characterised the early 1970s. [115 minutes]

Series

Play for Today

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

1974

Availability

Out of distribution

Subjects

Television studies

Keywords

strikes

Online availability

URI

https://store.bbc.com/collections/colin-welland-at-the-bbc

Price

£2.99

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Credits

Director

Roy Battersby

Producer

Kenith Trodd

Writer

Colin Welland

Cast

Liz Dawn
Lynne Perrie

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

BBC Store

Web

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Notes

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