THE LAST MINERS

Two-part series. BBC 1

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‘It took all my powers of restraint not to dissolve into a blubbering wreck… I hate to declare a programme “important” but in this case I can’t think of a better adjective’

. The i

‘The film was made with an old-fashioned GPO-film-unit diligence and commitment to the people it observed’

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‘It’s a pointed illustration of the necessity of a sense of purpose’

. The Guardian

The Last Miners photograph by Roger Tiley

Capturing a landmark event in British history as the last deep coal mine, Kellingley Colliery is forced to close, marking the end of an industrial era. In these emotional films, politics collide with people as each worker will lose their job and must now face a daunting new life outside the pit.

With exclusive access to the closure and never before seen material, including the first colour footage captured of miners working at the coalface. It’s the story of a legacy that built the British empire and the remaining brotherhood of men at the very heart of it.