The Battle for Barking

The Battle for Barking is a 2010 British documentary film, chronologically filming the campaign for the election of MP to the Barking constituency.[1] It won the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in 2010.

The Battle for Barking
Directed byLaura Fairrie
Produced by
  • Laura Fairrie
  • Christopher Hird
StarringMargaret Hodge
Nick Griffin
Richard Barnbrook
Lawrence Rustem
Bob Bailey
Music byHarry Escott
Molly Nyman
CinematographyLaura Fairrie
Edited byJohn Mister
Production
company
Dartmouth Films
Distributed byMore 4
Release date
  • 4 November 2010 (2010-11-04)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Reviews

Reviews were generally positive. The Telegraph took an anti-BNP stance writing that "the best thing about The Battle for Barking, was that it didn’t bash the BNP. Instead, it was quite happy to let the BNP bash themselves."[2] The Guardian described the film as "altogether more substantial and red-blooded," attacking Griffin personally, writing that "the already overweight Griffin was seldom seen not scoffing a doughnut: he'd better start praying he finds a hospital without any black staff when he is eventually admitted for heart surgery."[3] A review in the New Statesman praised the film as "revealing".[4] A review in The Independent called the film "studiously even-handed" and remarked, "given 90 minutes of televisual rope, Griffin and co did a brilliant job of hanging themselves as credible political contenders."[5]

The BNP's Deputy Chairman Simon Darby described on his blog how the documentary came about: "Well, was I right in trusting her (Fairrie), was the question I asked myself whilst brushing my teeth in the early hours of this morning. 'Yes.'"'[6] However, the BNP's former National Organiser Eddy Butler wrote that "the overwhelming feeling after watching it is one of great sadness at the lost opportunity."[7]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Wilson, Benji (30 November 2010). "True Stories: The Battle for Barking, More4, review". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. Crace, John (1 December 2010). "TV review: True Stories: The Battle for Barking, Tramadol Nights, The Morgana Show, Imagine". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. Cooke, Rachel (8 December 2010). "The Battle for Barking". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. Harries, Rhiannon (5 December 2010). "The Battle for Barking, More4, Tuesday, Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights, Channel 4, Tuesday". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Butler, Eddy. "The Battle for Barking - Review". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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