Event Director Howard Giles runs through the day’s training and rehearsal schedule with the re-enactors and extras on Saturday June 15 2001. Because of the poor weather, the re-enactors and extras did not wear full police uniform and miners’ period clothing, protecting it for the next day.

This ground-breaking live re-enactment for Jeremy Deller, Artangel and Channel 4, featuring 800 re-enactors and local extras including veterans of the actual clash in 1984, was felt by many as the most realistic recreation they had ever witnessed.

Photo © Dick Clark.

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For more information about the battle and re-enactment, follow the links to:

Re-enacting the Battle of Orgreave    Account of the 1984 battle

Battle of Orgreave film review    Magazine article about the re-enactment  

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