Carol Reedโs classic film The Stars Look Down starts an evening of programmes on BBC Four (called At the Coalface) on the decline of Britainโs coal industry.
A drama based on A J Croninโs novel, starring Michael Redgrave and Margaret Lockwood. David Fenwick, a minerโs son from the north of England, goes to university vowing to use his education to fight for minersโ rights. But his resolve is tested when he meets the scheming Jenny Sunley.