Y Streic Fawr (The Great Strike)
S4C
Later this year a landmark moment in Welsh industrial history is coming to the screen. Y Streic Fawr (The Great Strike) is a gripping three-part drama for S4C that tells the story of the 86 Friction Dynamics workers who stood their ground in one of the longest industrial disputes in British history, a battle that lasted nearly three years and left a lasting mark on the community of Caernarfon.
Written by Ffion Dafis and directed by Huw Chiswell, the drama goes beyond the picket line to explore the human cost of the strike, the families torn apart, the friendships tested, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people fighting for what was right. With several of the original strikers appearing on screen, this is a story told with real authenticity and heart.
