When regular Anglia Television Science show 'Science Report' came to the end of it's run, the show's producers decided to stir things up a little with this spoof. Presented very matter of factly it apparently caused quite a stir at the time with the English public.
A mockumentary which exaggerated ( at least in 1977 when this was filmed ) the damage being caused to the Earth by the Greenhouse Effect, and purported to then find evidence of a massive international cover up in the space race. Without too many spoilers, this is a conspiracy theorists dream and is very cleverly constructed to make it seem perfectly feasible. At least until the final credits which has a cast list.
Not that everyone noticed this on Broadcast, as the Anglia phonelines were jammed, followed by a great deal of coverage in the press.
Orson Welle's War of the Worlds broadcast all over again ?
Perhaps, but it's very well done and all in good fun.
EIGHT OUT OF TEN
It's cheap as chips from Amazon.co.uk too.
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