# Where to watch The Awful Backlash (1967) in the UK

> The Awful Backlash (1967) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 13 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 1967  
**Runtime:** 14 minutes  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 13 May 2026 (2026-05-13T08:48:33.462Z)  

## Synopsis

“In their starkly minimal film, The Awful Backlash, directors Robert Nelson and William Allan, focus solely on a pair of hands as they begin to unravel what appears to be a tangled fishing line. Any further evidence of the title’s confusing ‘awfulness’ – other than the literal disentanglement of the line remains, however, tentative, left as it were, literally, at a loose end. The viewer knows nothing of the incident that led to this backlash or entanglement; nor of the directors’ initial motive for the title indeed not of any other attempt at blending an additional storyline beyond what is seen. There is, perhaps, one link with a reverse reaction – a sense of gradual recovery taking place, as the thread unfolds from a position of multiplicity back to a singular line.” (Pamela Kember, Rethinking Refunctioning, ‘Awful Backlash’ catalogue, May 2000)  Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

## Streaming options in the United Kingdom

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## Frequently asked questions

**Where can I watch The Awful Backlash in the UK?**

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## Sources

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