A well-done documentary. Thank you. You caught my attention and kept it by providing an unbiased look into the lives of men whose gender and social class has rendersed them invisible in the eyes of modern media.
I’m an ex miner and when the pits closed I left to go to Uni. A couple of guys I worked with moved to this pit under private ownership. Being a miner was the best job I’ve ever had due to the comradeship.
Both my grandads worked down the pit, Manvers main, Denaby main among others. Both my grandads are long gone now. Thanks to all these men in this documentary for letting us in. Thanks for showing me how my grandads worked. I appreciate you all and wish you and your families all the very best.
Brought a tear to my eye! Many of my ancestors were miners in various Nottinghamshire pits ❤️ hope everyone in this doc is happy and healthy 8 years later!
What a brilliant documentary about real people, real lives. As the proud granddaughter of 2 miners and several uncles too who spent all their working lives down the pit I am in awe of the men in this documentary who kept the electricity and coal fires burning for all those years, thank you! I hope they and their families moved on and have a good life now. 🤗🌷🌻🌷
I remember when this was on the BBC at the time and feeling so sad for this band of brothers, loosing their way of life. I wonder how the chaps got on and where they are now some 8 years later 🤔
Best documentary I think I’ve ever seen. What a relationship these men have. I can’t stop thinking about how damn old you British age though my god. 54 looking 70
Breaks my heart to see this. All those generations of struggling and toiling, the history of the communities and now it’s all gone in favour of cheaper imports.
@@MisterKatz tell that to china, vietnam, taiwan, india, etc. i suppose you think recycling is good for the planet too, eh? solar? do you know how much e waste modern electronics produce? why don't you support banning those? oh, because it's inconvenient for you you say? .....
I can understand this and I'd love to have been a miner. I've worked with my best mate for 30 years as a chef. It's a friendship beyond normal and if thevwork shut we'd be absolutely lost and devastated
My grandad was a miner. My dad was a miner at Steetley colliery and Shireoaks Colliery. Remember my dad taking me to steetley pit and the miners strike in 1984. if Thatcher left coal industry alone think they would be pits still open and men working. Wanted to be a miner when i grew up
I am a ex notts miner and I was on strike. It was the best job I ever had till the strike. Then hatted it after the strike working with udm scabs they were getting overtime and we was punished for being on strike. But it came back to bite them when thatcher started closing Notts pits. And Pete is 100% right should have been fighting to keep it open
Didn’t come back to bite them though😂 - the Notts lads had the last pits going 😂. In the villages around me when the pits did close in Notts the lads were so wealthy on their packages they’ve all been retired 30 years. Economically the industry was always gonna be closed down by the green sectors of government, the strikers just accelerated the process,and we’re already regretting the day.
Miners in the States always gripe about it being the WORST JOB they've ever had and they're all mean grumpy fuckers. So it was endearing to see this group of fellas who loved their jobs and they love each other too.
@@skitzochikplus miners in the states have way rougher working conditions then these guys in the documentary miners in the states can’t even stand up all the way when they are down there and have to crawl around on their hands and knees just to move around mind you they are doing that for like 12 hours.
@@F1ght1ngIrish- holy shit that would make me grumpy too, I didn't know that. I guess those factors alone would explain everything. Thank you Sir, I appreciate you. I learned something new today.
It was sad to see mining disappear but I am pretty sure that it was all planned long ago, probably due to the 'Net Zero' ballcock-type rules from those days. However, I am pretty sure that there are more people working on former pit sites than used to work at the pit, Birch Coppice in North Warks being just one. Keresley ( Coventry ) and also the former Coalite plant at Bolsover probably employ more people on those sites than when Coal was King.
haha, wind produces next to nothing, and when it's not windy it produces nothing, could you only use your washing machine when it is windy, remember you can't store electricity, you have to make it when it is needed, UK coal was the cheapest deep-mined coal in the world but we buy electricity from Russia made from Russian coal, do you know why, its about removing power for the working classes and nothing else, it actually costs the UK more to import than to mine its own coal@@Geoplanetjane
The power station which this pit use to supply the coal too is now burning biomass (wood chips) but the whole process off getting the stuff there from USA/Canada and burning it is actually more worse for the environment than the coal use to be 🤷♂️ bonkers
1) This was a great documentary 2) While it is sad for the individuals who no longer will have this job that means so much to them...is it really that bad of a thing we're no longer burning coal? I don't think so.
@FruitMuff1n imported over 20% of our energy in first quarter. Much for that from France where coal is still in use. This mine could have been kept open till today as the last coal station is still just about open (14 days to go)
The Chinese dont think like you do and if they are building more coal burning power stations, what good is it doing by making the UK rely on imported costly fuels when we have the power source, literally, at our feet?
Them UK boys enjoying those showers entirely too much. 🚿I hope the cameraman got a bonus for having to go in there that day, or every day. Then again, he's probably British and enjoyed himself.
Four Million Dollars in coal is only several 100 car unit train loads. It's a good doc, I just hate it when the show tries to pump in extra, and unwarranted drama.
I moved out to Australia once I graduated as a mining engineer, I would have loved to have been able to work in the UK instead but theres just not enough mines and theres better prospects out here..
There’s no mistaking who real men are, it’s these guys! Imagine all the noise, dust, and danger. No way in hell I could be down there. But I will say one thing, my chewing tobacco is far from effeminate! And I’ve never washed another man’s back either. U big puff.
Currently state pension starts at 66, will soon rise to 67 then 68, for men and women. You can,t live on state pension so many of us carry on as long as we can. Its currently difficult to make a decent living doing manuel work, not sure about mining though, i work in agriculture.
sheldon could've retired, some people prefer to keep busy as to not shrivel up and die by 65. he looked older but in this film they said he was 50 or so
50:58, then she needs to get off her arse and work. This is the modern age with modern household appliances. Unless you homeschool or have 5+ kids, both parents should work.
@janomacky6292 there are plenty of mines left to go to. Idk what this is going on o the last miners going to pack up their bags and the trade is lost. Lol it happens all the time after the mine you like shuts down. You are known as a tramp miner they are the ones who go from town to town looking for a place to call home. The difference between hard rock miners "real miners" and coal miners/salt miners, is we use explosives. They use a continuous mining machine. Then you have surface miners who well they stay up top for a reason.
A well-done documentary. Thank you. You caught my attention and kept it by providing an unbiased look into the lives of men whose gender and social class has rendersed them invisible in the eyes of modern media.
Уважение мужчинам.
I’m an ex miner and when the pits closed I left to go to Uni. A couple of guys I worked with moved to this pit under private ownership. Being a miner was the best job I’ve ever had due to the comradeship.
@russ : direktly went in my mind.
"because of the comradeship"
Greetings from Hamburg Germany
🏴Aye it's a sad fact our coal mining industry is all but gone ⚒️
I was a fitter at Agecroft (North Western Region).. Now a mental health nurse.
Our school houses in kelty are named after our coal mines
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Lindsay
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Both my grandads worked down the pit, Manvers main, Denaby main among others. Both my grandads are long gone now. Thanks to all these men in this documentary for letting us in. Thanks for showing me how my grandads worked. I appreciate you all and wish you and your families all the very best.
Brought a tear to my eye! Many of my ancestors were miners in various Nottinghamshire pits ❤️ hope everyone in this doc is happy and healthy 8 years later!
I think these people are heroes because they do the hardest job in the world to take care of their families.
Beat job in world
These miners had done their best to bring up their family members plus contributions to the country and community.
Great movie...I'm an ex miner in Ruhrgebiet and coal-mining were and is my life❤. Best job and great buddies
My dad was a miner from Wigan. He loved that job. So proud to be a miners daughter ❤️
I worked at Agecroft.
@@BestUserNameUK my dad roy was also a fitter at Agecroft 🫶
What a brilliant documentary about real people, real lives. As the proud granddaughter of 2 miners and several uncles too who spent all their working lives down the pit I am in awe of the men in this documentary who kept the electricity and coal fires burning for all those years, thank you! I hope they and their families moved on and have a good life now. 🤗🌷🌻🌷
One of the best documentaries I've ever seen....thx.
Awesome history/documentary! Thank you!
I remember when this was on the BBC at the time and feeling so sad for this band of brothers, loosing their way of life. I wonder how the chaps got on and where they are now some 8 years later 🤔
Best documentary I think I’ve ever seen. What a relationship these men have. I can’t stop thinking about how damn old you British age though my god. 54 looking 70
Do you not think it’s his job rather than his nationality that makes him look old? Brian Bitchner
@Noname47122 very possible
Thank you for sharing.
Very interesting.
Respect for all those "MEN"
a great documentary ive never seen it in such high quality .thank you .
Fascinating story but sad in many ways
I really love the way you guys cover the documents.ill always be your fun❤❤❤
Breaks my heart to see this. All those generations of struggling and toiling, the history of the communities and now it’s all gone in favour of cheaper imports.
Excellent documentary! Very moving!
Britain will regret giving up on the coal industry.
Our planet will regret it if we carry on like this.
@@MisterKatz tell that to china, vietnam, taiwan, india, etc. i suppose you think recycling is good for the planet too, eh? solar? do you know how much e waste modern electronics produce? why don't you support banning those? oh, because it's inconvenient for you you say? .....
The coal is still there.
Fabulous documentary. I loved the commaraderie among the lads. Change sucks!
Heroes all.
Thanks men you made all the difference in our world.
I can understand this and I'd love to have been a miner. I've worked with my best mate for 30 years as a chef. It's a friendship beyond normal and if thevwork shut we'd be absolutely lost and devastated
My grandad was a miner. My dad was a miner at Steetley colliery and Shireoaks Colliery. Remember my dad taking me to steetley pit and the miners strike in 1984. if Thatcher left coal industry alone think they would be pits still open and men working. Wanted to be a miner when i grew up
I am a ex notts miner and I was on strike. It was the best job I ever had till the strike. Then hatted it after the strike working with udm scabs they were getting overtime and we was punished for being on strike. But it came back to bite them when thatcher started closing Notts pits. And Pete is 100% right should have been fighting to keep it open
Didn’t come back to bite them though😂 - the Notts lads had the last pits going 😂. In the villages around me when the pits did close in Notts the lads were so wealthy on their packages they’ve all been retired 30 years.
Economically the industry was always gonna be closed down by the green sectors of government, the strikers just accelerated the process,and we’re already regretting the day.
All these years later and you still can't see the reality. Just how did striking achieve anything?
Good on ya fellas
Loved Jack saying he might need to move "oop North" 😂😂 ehh...Jack, where you're from is "oop North" lol..Superb Documentary this
Amazing
nice and sad to see sadly, Is al the equipment and machinerie still there?
I remember seeing this in about 2016 in 2015 the last mine closed before Xmas.
Miners in the States always gripe about it being the WORST JOB they've ever had and they're all mean grumpy fuckers. So it was endearing to see this group of fellas who loved their jobs and they love each other too.
I call BS on that all the miners I’ve met loved that job
@@F1ght1ngIrish- then you know something I don't.
@@skitzochikplus miners in the states have way rougher working conditions then these guys in the documentary miners in the states can’t even stand up all the way when they are down there and have to crawl around on their hands and knees just to move around mind you they are doing that for like 12 hours.
@@F1ght1ngIrish- holy shit that would make me grumpy too, I didn't know that. I guess those factors alone would explain everything. Thank you Sir, I appreciate you. I learned something new today.
I think they could go to surface mining and get familiar with the job rather quickly but I definitely feel for them. That must fuckin suck.
It was sad to see mining disappear but I am pretty sure that it was all planned long ago, probably due to the 'Net Zero' ballcock-type rules from those days. However, I am pretty sure that there are more people working on former pit sites than used to work at the pit, Birch Coppice in North Warks being just one. Keresley ( Coventry ) and also the former Coalite plant at Bolsover probably employ more people on those sites than when Coal was King.
I agree, whilst Labour closed more mines, Thacher closed then out of spite, I was pleased she lost marbles, still do to this day.
I personally think the coal mines should continue for now.
has me CRYING BUDDY HUGGING ALOL HIS MATES'
tough Men CRYING SHOWING THEIR loVE 4 EACH OTHER,
Closing the coal to buy power from Russia made from coal
Really? What about wind machines?
haha, wind produces next to nothing, and when it's not windy it produces nothing, could you only use your washing machine when it is windy, remember you can't store electricity, you have to make it when it is needed,
UK coal was the cheapest deep-mined coal in the world but we buy electricity from Russia made from Russian coal, do you know why,
its about removing power for the working classes and nothing else, it actually costs the UK more to import than to mine its own coal@@Geoplanetjane
@@Geoplanetjanethose things put out very little power, the capacity Factor sucks
The power station which this pit use to supply the coal too is now burning biomass (wood chips) but the whole process off getting the stuff there from USA/Canada and burning it is actually more worse for the environment than the coal use to be 🤷♂️ bonkers
1) This was a great documentary
2) While it is sad for the individuals who no longer will have this job that means so much to them...is it really that bad of a thing we're no longer burning coal? I don't think so.
I really hope Kev landed on his feet OK -- the amount of care he had for the people working for him is honestly inspiring.
@FruitMuff1n imported over 20% of our energy in first quarter. Much for that from France where coal is still in use. This mine could have been kept open till today as the last coal station is still just about open (14 days to go)
The Chinese dont think like you do and if they are building more coal burning power stations, what good is it doing by making the UK rely on imported costly fuels when we have the power source, literally, at our feet?
Them UK boys enjoying those showers entirely too much. 🚿I hope the cameraman got a bonus for having to go in there that day, or every day. Then again, he's probably British and enjoyed himself.
Your mums enjoyed lots of UK boys
RIP Sheldon
Is he dead? 😢
Hope Sheldon is ok he is a good man
Sheldon will be swinging from rafters 😂 good northern humour in hard times
Four Million Dollars in coal is only several 100 car unit train loads. It's a good doc, I just hate it when the show tries to pump in extra, and unwarranted drama.
I moved out to Australia once I graduated as a mining engineer, I would have loved to have been able to work in the UK instead but theres just not enough mines and theres better prospects out here..
There’s no mistaking who real men are, it’s these guys! Imagine all the noise, dust, and danger. No way in hell I could be down there. But I will say one thing, my chewing tobacco is far from effeminate! And I’ve never washed another man’s back either. U big puff.
So does England have any open cut mines
Still has a few underground coal mines. This video title is fake news
Sheldon griffiths ever do any manual work ..??
When was this doco made. are all the pits closed i know they open cast mine coal in the uk
? DId kellingley have a pipe band?
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I wonder what they’re wages where.
and now men have pink hair and cry if you use bad words. What a sorry state our once proud country has become.
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decent hardworking people cast aside and thrown out with rubbish.
not right, really felt for them.
loosing jobs, but the owners earns millions
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Damn, how long do the Brits have to work before they retire? How do you lose a job after 35 or even 45 years only to have to look for another one?
Currently state pension starts at 66, will soon rise to 67 then 68, for men and women. You can,t live on state pension so many of us carry on as long as we can. Its currently difficult to make a decent living doing manuel work, not sure about mining though, i work in agriculture.
sheldon could've retired, some people prefer to keep busy as to not shrivel up and die by 65. he looked older but in this film they said he was 50 or so
U had to have Big BALLS to even consider being a Miner let alone B 1.
I think ,no I know it’s wrong to shut our pits. Lack of any thought from our politicians.
I'm confused and American. Union workers are well paid here. I believe these guys are too? 65 years old and needing a job? Help me understnd.
50:58, then she needs to get off her arse and work. This is the modern age with modern household appliances. Unless you homeschool or have 5+ kids, both parents should work.
Suicide of the West ☠
Sheldond were a deputy whos never done a manual days work in his life ffs ..man hes a joke
Go for a tree change immigrate to Australia heaps of minds around Chin up think positive
من فضلكم ترجمو لنا الصوت باللغة العربية العريقة
English is easy language
Can l translate it into Maya's language? Please.
Still a miner 😂 we have plenty mines left I do real mining tho coal is for dumb miners
wtf are you on about?
@janomacky6292 there are plenty of mines left to go to. Idk what this is going on o the last miners going to pack up their bags and the trade is lost. Lol it happens all the time after the mine you like shuts down. You are known as a tramp miner they are the ones who go from town to town looking for a place to call home. The difference between hard rock miners "real miners" and coal miners/salt miners, is we use explosives. They use a continuous mining machine. Then you have surface miners who well they stay up top for a reason.
Please, translate sound in portuguese
Por ya ma geez
Northern soul is such an oxymoron 😂
Is this a place where Jimmy Savile started his career?