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Billy Elliot

I've heard a lot about you. Durham's little Gene Kelly. Your dad work down the pit, then?...

I've heard a lot about you. Durham's little Gene Kelly. Your dad work down the pit, then? Yeah. Must be hard for the family,being out on strike. He is out on strike, isn't he? Of course. I shouldn't worry. It won't last long. Tom, don't. If they had a ballot,they'd be back tomorrow. It's just a few bloody commies,stirring things up. Let's face it.They haven't got a leg to stand on. Who doesn't? The miners. It standsto reason, doesn't it? Some pits are just uneconomical. If it costs more money to pay everybodyto dig the coal out than you get for the coal when you sell it,what does that tell you? Don't know. Well, you wanna think about that,don't you, son? Tom. If it was up to me,I'd shut the lot of them down tomorrow. For God's sake. What do you do, Mr Wilkinson? He's been made redundant

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I've heard a lot about you
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Durham's little Gene Kelly
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Your dad work down the pit then
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Yeah
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Must be hard for the family being out on strike
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He is out on strike isn't he
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Of course
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I shouldn't worry It won't last long
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Tom don't
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If they had a ballot they'd be back tomorrow
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It's just a few bloody commies stirring things up
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Let's face it They haven't got a leg to stand on
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Who doesn't
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The miners It stands to reason doesn't it
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Some pits are just uneconomical
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If it costs more money to pay everybody to dig the coal out
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than you get for the coal when you sell it what does that tell you
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Don't know
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Well you wanna think about that don't you son
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Tom
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If it was up to me I'd shut the lot of them down tomorrow
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For God's sake
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What do you do Mr Wilkinson
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He's been made redundant
Available in 6 languages
Duration
59 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:02
Uploaded
Mar 07, 2026
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Production
StudioCanal,BBC Film,Tiger Aspect,Arts Council of England,Working Title Films,Universal Pictures,WT² Productions

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Movie Summary

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.