British Depression (1930 1939)

Location: Great Britain Britain during the great depression of the 1930s. Various shots of industrial buildings and equipment, coal mines (pits), derelict buildings, an empty factory, a empty ship yard and machinery coming to halt. Sign reading 2, 000, 000 unemployed. In between are shots of men and women standing in the streets and queuing for work. Close up of man directing traffic and cars and bicycles moving along the road. Shot of a busy seaside, beach. Sign reading No Men Wanted. Various of shots a soup kitchen, people queuing, being served and eating soup. Close up front view of wealthy man and woman in a car. LS of men standing outside a labour exchange. Bus and cars pass by. Various shots of school children outside school and brother and sister walking home through derelict industrial waste land (distressed area). Shot of working class street and interior of home as mother serves dinner to two children. Various shots of ramblers, tourists walking and cycling through a town and co