The End of the World
By Danny Brocklehurst. In 1983, 17-year-old Simon, living in the shadow of Sellafield, falls in love with a beautiful anti-nuclear activist and sees his chance to make a difference.
by Danny Brocklehurst
It's 1983: the Cold War is raging; Thatcher is in goverment; Britain is in recession and seventeen year old Simon Miller, living in the shadow of Sellafield is haunted by fears of nuclear holocaust. When he falls in love with Tasha, a beautiful anti-nuclear activist, he sees his chance to make a difference.
Simon............. Bryan Dick
Tasha..............Olivia Hallinan
Jo-Jo...............Jake Norton
Kenneth..........Neil Dudgeon
Liz................. Jacqueline Leonard
Mickey........... Aidan Parsons
Iain................ John Catterall
Tina................Emma Hartley-Miller
Teacher... .......Balvinder Sopal
Sergeant.........Russell Richardson
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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