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Scariest Public Information Films

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton

In the spirit of Halloween, lets talk about the scariest Public Information Films that delivered many frights in our childhoods by teaching us very important lessons while showing us the horrifying consequences.

I can remember so many that were pretty scary like Lonely Water and Searching for example. They didn't scare me but they were certainly creepy.

What PIF had you hiding behind the settee?

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

When I was younger there was a very frequently on tv warning about the dangers of young kids around ponds.

A little girl was playing near the pond edge trying to get a hold of a ball or something that had fallen into the pond.

She’s leaning, she’s leaning then you hear a scream. Then you just see the top half of her body floating in the pond.

Worked on me, I never went near one!

Then there was the “Charlie Says” ones.

Mans the one for electricity stations/pylons and some kid flying a kite and it gets stuck and he climbs to get it, he’s leaning, he’s leaning…then you just see him laying flat out at the bottom on the pylon.

It worked, I kept away from pylons!

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

Not one I personally would have seen.

But the Protect & Survive info shown during the 70’s made it look as though shit was about to go down..

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By *urvyBi-84Man
over a year ago

Lancs


"When I was younger there was a very frequently on tv warning about the dangers of young kids around ponds.

A little girl was playing near the pond edge trying to get a hold of a ball or something that had fallen into the pond.

She’s leaning, she’s leaning then you hear a scream. Then you just see the top half of her body floating in the pond.

Worked on me, I never went near one!

Then there was the “Charlie Says” ones.

Mans the one for electricity stations/pylons and some kid flying a kite and it gets stuck and he climbs to get it, he’s leaning, he’s leaning…then you just see him laying flat out at the bottom on the pylon.

It worked, I kept away from pylons!"

I remember Charlie Says… and the ones about pylons. Terrifying.

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By *ealthy_and_HungMan
over a year ago

Princes Risborough, Luasanne, Alderney

'the finishing line' from 1977 which they made us all watch in school about a kid who dreams up a railway tresspass olympics ... truly scarring to watch as a kid

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

The only one I can remember was the kids that snook into the power relay station, I think to retrieve a frisbee but can't be 100%.

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton


"The only one I can remember was the kids that snook into the power relay station, I think to retrieve a frisbee but can't be 100%.

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Yeah. That was part of the "Play Safe" PIF.

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton


"Not one I personally would have seen.

But the Protect & Survive info shown during the 70’s made it look as though shit was about to go down.. "

I remember that one. Imagine how terrified people would be if they saw that back in the 70s.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The railway safety ones where they showed all these badly scarred/burnt up people and kids. Savage.

This one was traumatic -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxXDw3WOGQs

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

Doesn’t quite fall into that category, but has anyone seen the film “threads”

It’s just a very realistic look at what would happen in a nuclear war.

It’s not stylised. It’s not well written or acted. Or well filmed. It’s just brutally honest.

I feel everyone should watch it

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The tombstones in the AIDS awareness campaigns and of course the electricity sub station.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The ones that warned of fireworks used to give me panic attacks. Especially the one with the little girl picking up the sparkler.

I had been hit by a firework as a child, I was on my Dad's shoulders and the fireworks shot across and knocked me clean off and exploded right above my head....it had burned my neck and chin as it hit me. Hated fireworks ever since

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The fire one where camera pans through burnt building and you hear echoing voices. Also a very old animated one called Tidy up at Night.

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton


"The ones that warned of fireworks used to give me panic attacks. Especially the one with the little girl picking up the sparkler.

I had been hit by a firework as a child, I was on my Dad's shoulders and the fireworks shot across and knocked me clean off and exploded right above my head....it had burned my neck and chin as it hit me. Hated fireworks ever since "

I remember another firework advert which was in a hospital and all you can hear the sound of a child crying from being injured by fireworks. Pretty haunting really.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"Doesn’t quite fall into that category, but has anyone seen the film “threads”

It’s just a very realistic look at what would happen in a nuclear war.

It’s not stylised. It’s not well written or acted. Or well filmed. It’s just brutally honest.

I feel everyone should watch it"

Threads is horrific! It is indeed very well researched and made, just terrifying because it could really happen. People my age grew up worried that it actually would. The ultimate horror film.

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island


"When I was younger there was a very frequently on tv warning about the dangers of young kids around ponds.

A little girl was playing near the pond edge trying to get a hold of a ball or something that had fallen into the pond.

She’s leaning, she’s leaning then you hear a scream. Then you just see the top half of her body floating in the pond.

Worked on me, I never went near one!

Then there was the “Charlie Says” ones.

Mans the one for electricity stations/pylons and some kid flying a kite and it gets stuck and he climbs to get it, he’s leaning, he’s leaning…then you just see him laying flat out at the bottom on the pylon.

It worked, I kept away from pylons!

I remember Charlie Says… and the ones about pylons. Terrifying."

Charlie says, the stranger one. It funny because people just Facebook them now

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"The only one I can remember was the kids that snook into the power relay station, I think to retrieve a frisbee but can't be 100%.

Yeah. That was part of the "Play Safe" PIF."

I remember that one. They actually show the kid fry. Jesus!

I don't know how often kids really broke into power stations and to what extent that message needed to go out, but somebody clearly thought it was necessary. I personally think the security at that power station was at least partly to blame. That fence was rubbish.

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By *obyn GravesTV/TS
over a year ago

1127 walnut avenue


"Doesn’t quite fall into that category, but has anyone seen the film “threads”

It’s just a very realistic look at what would happen in a nuclear war.

It’s not stylised. It’s not well written or acted. Or well filmed. It’s just brutally honest.

I feel everyone should watch it

Threads is horrific! It is indeed very well researched and made, just terrifying because it could really happen. People my age grew up worried that it actually would. The ultimate horror film. "

It did have a plus side..a nuke attack on Sheffield would have taken out Def leppard

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton

Who remembers that Apache PIF where it was showed the dangers of playing on farms and messing with farm equipment?

The screams of the girl who drank killer were blood curdling.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral


"Doesn’t quite fall into that category, but has anyone seen the film “threads”

It’s just a very realistic look at what would happen in a nuclear war.

It’s not stylised. It’s not well written or acted. Or well filmed. It’s just brutally honest.

I feel everyone should watch it"

Threads scared the crap out of me. Still the scariest movie I've ever seen.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

There was one nobody else ever remembers about rabies. It was a black lab trotting about the place scaring everyone. Terrified me because the house three doors down had a black lab and I was convinced it was the dog from the advert, therefore it had rabies and we should immediately phone the police.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone from outside Northern Ireland doesn't know the meaning of scary public information ads. Do a YouTube search for NI road safety ads, and if you're really brave check out this anti terror one that I remember being on TV when I was in high school:

https://youtu.be/3i_p1mupPio

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich

The old black and white Tarzan made me and my brothers terrified of quick sand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The old black and white Tarzan made me and my brothers terrified of quick sand "

But he showed us how to wrestle a crocodile. Proper useful public information that Tarzan gave us!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

The nuclear attack ones from the 70s were pretty bleak.... Hide under a table...close the curtains...

That's Television... The drug of the nation.

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By *adetMan
over a year ago

South of Ipswich


"The old black and white Tarzan made me and my brothers terrified of quick sand

But he showed us how to wrestle a crocodile. Proper useful public information that Tarzan gave us!"

Oh we were all outstanding at wrestling crocodiles. Just keep me away from that quick sand

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton

I remember a PIF known as 'Dave' where you see a mother is preparing food while you hear two guys egging Dave to have one more drink and we then see Dave now in a wheelchair with severe brain damage being spoonfed by his mother.

Talk about a fate worse than death, eh?

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

The one where the poor peach gets its head caved in with a hammer

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By *rMs.NeekCouple
over a year ago

Worcestershire

The road safety one.

Hit me at 40 and there's an 80% chance I'll die one

Very hard hitting

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By *unandgamegeek OP   Man
over a year ago

Bolton


"The road safety one.

Hit me at 40 and there's an 80% chance I'll die one

Very hard hitting"

I remember that one. Pretty graphic with how the girl comes back to life.

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