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Status
Released
Release
2006
Runtime
59m
Documentary looking at the heatwave of 1976. The longest driest spell on record led to drought, water rationing and forest fires. As the country sweltered, tensions rose.
24 Cast Members
Lennie James
Narrator (voice)
Eddie Amoo
Self
Tony Blackburn
Self
Alastair Caldwell
Self
Mick Channon
Self
Caroline Coon
Self
Kiki Dee
Self
Steve Diggle
Self
Bernard Donoughue
Self
Robert Elms
Self
Dave Haslam
Self
Darcus Howe
Self
Norman Jay
Self
Neil Kinnock
Self
Don Letts
Self
John Lydon
Self
Lawrie McMenemy
Self
Captain Sensible
Self
Steven Severin
Self
Pete Shelley
Self
