The Battle of Orgreave in Culture
In 2001, conceptual artist Jeremy Deller organised a reenactment of the event commissioned by British arts organisation Artangel and assisted by reenactment logistics company EventPlan. The event took place on 17 June 2001 and was filmed by film director Mike Figgis for a Channel 4 documentary. The reenactment featured 800 people including 280 local residents, a number of people (police and picketers) from the original encounter and re-enactors from various groups such as The Vikings, War of the Roses and The Sealed Knot, but with authentic 1980s clothing and techniques. Only the railway crossing was omitted from the reenactment, on safety grounds.
The Dire Straits song "Iron Hand" from the 1991 Album On Every Street tells the story of this infamous day.
In the video for Dizzee Rascal's song 'Sirens', Dizzee is chased by huntsmen through the fictional 'Orgreave Estate'.
Irvine Welsh's Skagboys opens with a journal entry detailing the lead character Mark Renton's experience at The Battle of Orgreave.
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