Miners Strike | Pit Closures | Strikes | Trade unions | Showdown at Cortonwood | TV Eye | 1984

'TV Eye' reports from the pit that started the Miners Strike - Cortonwood in South Yorkshire. The Pit has 5 years worth of coal left - this would keep 850 miners in work. The coal board say that it is too costly to keep the pit open - the miners try to force the NCB to keep the pit open and went on strike.

Reporter: David Bellin
First shown: 05/04/1984
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