Welcome to the Spiv Economy

Synopsis

Made during the industrial decline and rising unemployment of the 1980s, this documentary is a study of the burgeoning numbers of people in casual and temporary jobs, which indicates that the ‘gig’ or ‘spiv’ economy is not a new phenomenon. The film was produced by the Newsreel Collective and it was made under the 1982 Workshop Declaration, a Channel 4 initiative to fund and screen films from the ‘alternative’ film and video collectives, more commonly known as Workshops.[52 minutes]

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

1986

Notes

Access via the BFI.
Programme transmission details:
Date: 1986-06-16
Time: 22:45-23:45
Channel: Channel 4

Subjects

Economics; Film studies; Media studies

Keywords

Channel Four Television; Workshop declaration (1982); gig economy; casual work

Production Company

Name

Channel 4

Name

Newsreel Collective

Distributor

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
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