The Battle for Barking

The Battle for Barking
Directed by Laura Fairrie
Produced by
  • Laura Fairrie
  • Christopher Hird
Starring Margaret Hodge
Nick Griffin
Richard Barnbrook
Lawrence Rustem
Bob Bailey
Music by Harry Escott
Molly Nyman
Cinematography Laura Fairrie
Edited by John Mister
Production
company
Dartmouth Films
Distributed by More 4
Release dates
  • 4 November 2010 (2010-11-04)
Running time
 83 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Battle for Barking is a 2010 British documentary film, chronologically filming the campaign for the election of MP to the Barking constituency.[1]

Reviews

Reviews were generally positive. The Telegraph took an anti-BNP stance writing that "the best thing about The Battle for Barking, was that it didn’t bash the BNP. Instead, it was quite happy to let the BNP bash themselves."[2] The Guardian described the film as "altogether more substantial and red-blooded," attacking Griffin personally, writing that "the already overweight Griffin was seldom seen not scoffing a doughnut: he'd better start praying he finds a hospital without any black staff when he is eventually admitted for heart surgery."[3]

The BNP's Deputy Chairman Simon Darby described on his blog how the documentary came about: "Well, was I right in trusting her (Fairrie), was the question I asked myself whilst brushing my teeth in the early hours of this morning. 'Yes.'"'[4] However, the BNP's former National Organiser Eddy Butler wrote that "the overwhelming feeling after watching it is one of great sadness at the lost opportunity."[5]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-battle-for-barking
    2. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8171542/True-Stories-The-Battle-for-Barking-More4-review.html
    3. ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/dec/01/true-stories-battle-barkinghat -review
    4. ↑ http://simondarby.blogspot.com/2010/12/battle-for-botswana.html
    5. ↑ http://eddybutler.blogspot.com/2010/12/battle-for-barking.html
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