Cast and crew
Threads (1984)
55 cast and 27 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast55
Karen MeagherRuth Beckett
Reece DinsdaleJimmy Kemp
David BrierlyMr. Kemp
Rita MayMrs. Kemp
Nicholas LaneMichael Kemp
Jane HazlegroveAlison Kemp- Henry MoxonMr Beckett
- June BroughtonMrs Beckett
- Sylvia StokerGranny Beckett
- Harry BeetyClive Sutton
- Ruth HoldenMarjorie Sutton
- Ashley BarkerBob
- Michael O'HaganChief Supt. Hirst
- Phil RoseMedical Officer
- Steve HalliwellInformation Officer
- Brian GrellisAccommodation Officer
- Peter FaulknerTransport Officer
- Anthony CollinFood Officer
- Michael ElyScientific Officer
- Sharon BaylisManpower Officer
- David StuttWorks Officer
- Phil AskhamMr Stothard
- Anna SeymourMrs Stothard
- Fiona RookCarol Stothard
- Christine BuckleyWoman in Supermarket
- Joe BelcherShopkeeper
- David MajorBoy in Supermarket
- Maggie FordPeace Speaker
- Mike KayTrade Unionist
- Richard AlbrechtOfficer at Food Depot
- Ted BeyerPoliceman
- Dean WilliamsonPoliceman
- Joe HolmesMr Langley
- Andy Fenn-RodgersPatrol Officer
- Graham HillSoldier
- Nigel CollinsSoldier
- Jerry ReadyLooter
- Dennis ConlonLooter
- Greta DunnWoman at Hospital
- Nat JackleyOld Man at Graveyard
- John LiveseyStreet Trader
- Victoria O'KeefeJane
- Lee DaleySpike
- Marcus LundGaz
- Lesley JuddNewscaster
- Colin Ward-LewisNewscaster
- Paul VaughanNarrator (voice)
- Ingrid P. FrehleyWoman with dead baby (uncredited)
- Michael ShaleMan who has leg amputated (uncredited)
- Anne SellorsWoman with child (uncredited)
- Michael BeecroftTraffic Warden (uncredited)
- Lee CambellDead Boy Under Gate (uncredited)
- Jonathan HarstonSurvivor on the Moors (uncredited)
Patrick AllenPublic Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Ed BishopUS President (voice) (uncredited)
Crew27
Directing
- Mick JacksonDirector
Writing
- Barry HinesWriter
Production
- Mick JacksonProducer
- John PurdieExecutive Producer
- Peter WolfesAssociate Producer
- Graham MasseyExecutive Producer
- Matthew KuipersProduction Manager
- Jacinta PeelProduction Manager
Camera
- Paul MorrisDirector of Photography
- Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
- Dion M. CaseyCamera Trainee
Editing
- Jim LathamEditor
- Donna BickerstaffEditor
Sound and music
- Graham RossSound Recordist
- Fraser BarberBoom Operator
Art
- Christopher RobilliardProduction Design
- Andy CowardGraphic Designer
Costume and make-up
- Sally NieperCostume Design
- Gilly MartinCostume Supervisor
- Jan NethercotMakeup Designer
Visual effects
- Peter WraggVisual Effects
- Graham BrownVisual Effects
Crew
- Peter KerseySpecial Effects
- Dorothy FordStunts
- Robert Jay LiftonScientific Consultant
- Joseph RotblatScientific Consultant
- Carl SaganScientific Consultant