The Angry Years

Overview

1970 marked the start of a bombing campaign by British urban guerrilla revolutionaries The Angry Brigade. Their targets, a bizarre mix, included the Miss World contest, Ford’s motor factory, the home of a conservative cabinet minister and the Biba department store. Following a two year hunt by the newly formed Special Branch, eight suspects were arrested, and following the longest trial in British criminal history, four young graduates were convicted of the bombings. The Angry Years tells the little known story of the Angry Brigade - contributors include Jake Prescott, ex Angry Brigade member, the journalist Paul Foot and the Special Branch detective credited with tracking the Angry Brigade down.

Directed by Fran Robertson

Top cast

Lucy Akhurst

Narrator

J

Jake Prescott

Himself

G

Gordon Carr

Himself (Television Journalist)

P

Paul Foot

Himself (Journalist)

J

Jonathon Green

Himself (Historian)

I

Ian MacDonald

Himself (Barrister)

R

Roy Creamer

Himself (Ex-Special Branch)

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