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Dockers (film)

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Directed by
  
Bill Anderson

Original language(s)
  
English

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Producer(s)
  
Sally Hibbin

Written by
  
Jimmy McGovernIrvine Welsh

Starring
  
Ken StottCrissy RockKaty LamontRicky Tomlinson

Dockers is a 1999 British feature-length television drama produced for Channel 4 about the struggles of a small group of Liverpool dockers who were sacked and subsequently spent 2 years picketing during the Liverpool Dockers' Strike of 1995 to 1998.

Although the credited screenwriters for the drama were Liverpool screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh the drama was largely written by sacked dock workers and previous union members under the supervision of the two screenwriters. This unusual writing method was considered an experiment in 'democratic television' and was documented in a separate channel 4 documentary, Writing the Wrongs.

Writing

A group of genuine dockers held regular workshops with the production team.

References

Dockers (film) Wikipedia


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