It Was Alright in the... Fear in the 80s (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary

It Was Alright in the...

Fear in the 80s (Season 2, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 47 min | Documentary

The series ends its excursion into different eras by returning the 1980s. A time of mass unemployment, video nasties, a renewed Cold War and the threat of AIDs, where even the advent of the home computer could be seen as a threat.

Director

Irene Antoniades

Producer

Will Maclean

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 24, 2015

Release date

Oct 24, 2015 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins

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36 cast members

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