“Film questions whether the encouragement of very low paid jobs and schemes - both in general and specifically how they function in the area affected by the closure of the Consett steelworks in 1980 - is a sufficiently visionary response to the question of survival in post-industrial Britain. Local people talk about their experiences, an escapologist performs and a drag act sings. Plus drama sequence in which Bill tells Rose that making a fortune is easy.” - BFI.
| Release Date | September 18, 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | When the Dog Bites | |
| Runtime | 50min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | British Film Institute Production Board | |