The Strike
The Strike
Watch the strike HDToday. Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
- Genre: TV Movie, Comedy
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Peter Richardson
- Cast: Peter Richardson, Jennifer Saunders, Alexei Sayle, Dawn French, Nigel Planer, Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Keith Allen, Rik Mayall, Ronald Allen, Kat Mansoor, Derren Nesbitt, Steven O'Donnell, Daniel Peacock, Pete Richens,