Banned in the UK 1985-1989 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary

Banned in the UK

1985-1989 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary

Controversy and censorship from the mid to late 80s, including the rave scene, football hooliganism, the Heysel Stadium disaster, the Beastie Boys tour, Spy Catcher, The Satanic Verses, Clause 28, Visions of Ecstasy, and the Zircon affair.

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Updated Dec 31, 2005

Release date

2005 (United Kingdom)

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Gerry Adams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kneecap (2024)
Rupert Allason Self (as Nigel West) Self (as Nigel West) See fewer	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Tony Benn Self Self See fewer	Folk Britannia (2006)
Garry Bushell Self Self See fewer	Gatwick Gangsters (2017)
Duncan Campbell Self Self See fewer	In ascolto (2006)
Kelly Cates Self (as Kelly Dalglish) Self (as Kelly Dalglish) See fewer	Hillsborough Remembered (2009)
Tom Dewe Mathews Self Self See fewer	Banned in the UK (2005)
Mat Fraser Self Self See fewer	Unarmed But Dangerous (2009)
Sheryl Garratt Self Self See fewer	Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map of Britain & Ireland (2018)
Muriel Gray Self Self See fewer	The Tube (1982)
Bonnie Greer Self Self See fewer	Siren Spirits (1994)
Krishnan Guru-Murthy Self Self See fewer	Shaun of the Dead (2004)
John Hassey Self Self See fewer	Banned in the UK (2005)
Adam Horovitz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	While We're Young (2014)
Iain Lee Self Self See fewer	Beyond Borders (2003)
Martin McGuinness Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Battle of the Bogside (2004)
Mike D Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Gill Mills Self Self See fewer	One Life Stand (2000)
Julian Petley Self (as Prof. Julian Petley) Self (as Prof. Julian Petley) See fewer	Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Steve Punt Self Self See fewer	Carrott Confidential (1987)
Sarah Smith Self Self See fewer	Banned in the UK (2005)
Ben Summerskill Self Self See fewer	Banned in the UK (2005)
Peter Tatchell Self Self See fewer	Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing
Chris Tookey Self Self See fewer	Luna (1983)
Jim White Self Self See fewer	BT Sport Fight Night Live (2017)
Nigel Wingrove Self Self See fewer	Sacred Flesh (2000)
Adam Yauch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Real Steel (2011)