Sewage Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2157A
Date Released
8 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sewage Strike. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s council workers - striking over a pay claim - present the authorities with a nasty problem. Troops are standing by to man sewage pumping stations - but millions of gallons of untreated sewage are polluting the country’s river & canals. SHOTLIST: GV pan down mass of sewage flows down out-vent. GV pan down sewage overflow on field. SV pan sewage into works for treatment. CU sewage flowing into station. SV interior mass of sewage waste. CU sewage in treatment process. CU sewage after treatment flows away to filter beds. GV round filter beds at station. GV water flows to pumping station pan up to station. GV interior Generator room. CU man watches dials. GV interior pumping station. SV pan down treated water flows into stream. CU ditto. GV clean water in river. GV River Thames at Henley.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations; Pollution; Local government
Locations
United Kingdom; Swindon
Card file number
96425
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sewage Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 2157A, 8 Oct 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28522 (Accessed 27 Jun 2025)