''Lefties'' is a three-part 2006 BBC documentary series investigating some aspects of the left of British politics in the 1970s. ''Lefties'' was produced and directed by

Vanessa Engle Vanessa Engle (born ) is a British documentary filmmaker. After spending four years working for BBC2's late night arts magazine programme, The Late Show, she began to make her own documentaries. She is known for ''Lefties'' (2006) and the '' Arena ...

. It was produced as a companion series to ''

Tory! Tory! Tory! ''Tory! Tory! Tory!'' is a 2006 BBC Television documentary series on the history of the people and ideas that formed Thatcherism told through the eyes of those on the New Right. It was nominated for the best Historical Documentary at the Grierso ...

'' an overview of the New Right and Thatcherism. It was commissioned by Janice Hadlow as part of her tenure at BBC Four under the belief that 'serious television' was vital in driving ideas.

Notable interviewees

The first episode includes interviews with Piers Corbyn and Michael Reid.

Episodes

The series consisted of three episodes.

Reception

Andrew Billen Andrew William Scott Billen (born 30 December 1957) is a British journalist, children's author, and staff feature writer on ''The Times'' newspaper. Early life Andrew Billen was born in London on 30 December 1957 and brought up in Brentwood, E ...

writing in the '' New Statesman'' about "Property is Theft" admired Engle for being "fair to her subjects". In ''The Independent'', Tom Sutcliffe called it a "lovely programme".

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Notable interviewees

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Reception

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