World in Action· Season 15 · Episode 18

The Shutdown

S15E18·February 26, 1979·ITV1

A profile of the Vickers Works in Tyneside, once a successful manufacturer supplying arms in World War Two and tractors in peace time. Now facing closure and 750 redundancies.

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