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It's Dark Down There

Songs, stories, anger and resignation as Trimdon Grange colliery in County Durham faces closure in 1968

Documentary 1968 53 mins Silent

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Overview

Elegiac, angry and resigned - there are many shades of feeling in this captivating television documentary on the imminent closure of Trimdon Grange colliery in County Durham. It captures the poetry of the everyday - thanks to the beautiful camerawork of Norman Langley and the subtle direction of Alex Valentine.

Original title
It's Dark down There
Director
Alex Valentine
Genres
Documentary
Released
1968
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Trimdon Grange
Language
English

Subjects

Trimdon Grange Business closure Collieries