Filmed on location around the city, Threads starred a cast of largely unknown actors, while many Sheffield residents also took part as extras.
Do you recognise anyone from these images of the drama being filmed in Sheffield in 1984?
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1. Extras
The BBC2 television film "Threads" was filmed entirely on location in Sheffield with many of the city's citizens taking part as 'extras'. Photo: Colin Drury
2. Families
The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts. Photo: Nancy Fielder
3. Consequences
As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins, the film depicts the medical, economic, social and environmental consequences of nuclear war. Photo: Nancy Fielder
4. Barry Hines
Barnsley-born Barry Hines wrote the screenplay. He is most well known for his 1968 novel A Kestrel for a Knave, which was later filmed as Kes and directed by Ken Loach. Photo: Nancy Fielder