Why were the miner's strikes of 1984 and 1985 so divisive, so violent, why did a generation of voters despise and loathe The Tory party, and why did friends and families fall apart.

This very well made and interesting documentary goes some way to answering some of those questions, but sadly not all of them.

I don't get how this one passed me by, was it poorly advertised, or was the subject material just not enough for people?

Fascinating first hand evidence from miners up and down the country. Great use of stock footage, but if you're educated on events, you'll see how much was omitted, some of the scenes were truly staggering, violence of the highest order, perhaps they wanted to make this suitable for all?

It focuses, perhaps quite rightly on the miners, and its affect on them and their families, it just lacks a bit of content on the political side of things, what was going on behind the scenes.

I don't want to get too political, but I'd say the way they depicted both Thatcher and Scargill was interesting to say the least.

There was one particularly fascinating piece of info given, the chap that talked about 21 houses on his street, and all 21 houses being supported by people working in the mines.

Anyone that doesn't know these events should definitely check if out, it's a turbulent, but very interesting piece of history.

8/10.