Scary Public Information Films

[Father Ted]

I remember some of these from the early 70's when I was nipper, and frankly some of them used to terrify me.

This one in particular used to scare the carp out of me:

Anybody else remember them? Did they give you nightmares?

 

[rotters]

I don't remember it but that's brilliant and actually very good. Not talking down to anyone, but entertaining and poinient.

 

[RoboCod]

The one about surviving nuclear fallout.

 

[Tyron]

I'll be back back back back back

 

[Father Ted]

The one about surviving nuclear fallout.

Don't remember that one, I assume that was from the 80's.

 

[Soundood]

"Mum was talking to the milkman" LOL yeah right

 

[antijoke]

The one about surviving nuclear fallout.

Don't remember that one, I assume that was from the 80's.

Threads.

 

[Swordfish]

All films are here

http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/

Remember Charley ? Miaow !

 

[Crizzy]

Charlie Says

"Mum was talking to the milkman" LOL yeah right

Wow, I sort of remember this but i did not know that's where the Prodigy sample came from!!

This one used to make me wary of the humble sparkler:

 

[Father Ted]

Threads.

Ah yes Threads. What would happen if you dropped a nuclear bomb on Sheffield? Answer - would anybody really notice?

 

[wildman]

the ones about playing on railway lines and messing about on national grid pylons were the best. I remember one where a boy is trying to get something off a power line with a long stick and he gets fried.

They used to show us these at Junior school at least once or twice per term.

 

[Father Ted]

There was something about them that really made you stop and think. The fact that they're remebered so vividly after all those years I guess proves that they must have had some effect.

 

[Spook187]

I remember this well

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Blimey . I remember when i was about 7 (1975'ish )i recall seeing one about a woman and an electric fire.. I felt sick and was upset for days.

 

[RoboCod]

Wow, I sort of remember this but i did not know that's where the Prodigy sample came from!!

Schooled.

 

[DailyGeek]

Threads wasn't a PIF, more of of a docu-drama but very effective. Protect and Survive was the series of Nuclear War PIFs, however they were never actually broadcast publicly, although you can watch them online.

The one with all the kids being killed by farmyard stuff is pretty brutal too

 

[RoboCod]

Threads.

thanks, although of course it wasn't really a public info film like the OP talks about, it was scary

 

[gambitt]

The most distubing of all:

A kid drowns in ****!

 

[Crizzy]

I remember this one as well:

 

[Flibster]

DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS!


Very next advert has a man in green tights trying to help young kids across the road.


Riiiiiiiiiight...