British Leyland Cars | British Car Manufacturing | TV Eye | 1980

This is a slightly shortened version of the original programme. With British Leyland the producer of popular cars such as the Mini and Austin Allegro struggling to keep a foothold in the market due to a combination of foreign imports and industrial strife, ‘TV EYE’ looks at the plight of those who supply parts to British Leyland - 7000 companies with over a million jobs. Says a union official: “If Leyland goes down the West Midlands will be an economic desert”. First shown: 14/02/1980 If you would like to license a clip from this video please e mail: archive@ Quote: VT22424