Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Louise Lancaster - approaching 60 - received one of Britain's longest ever jail terms for peaceful protest, in July 2024. She served part of her sentence in HMP Bronzefield, the UK's highest security women's prison, alongside some of Britain's most notorious killers. Louise was one of five Just Stop Oil activists involved in bringing much of the M25 to a standstill in November 2022, and has taken part in several other high profile acts of direct action climate protest. The judge, in sentencing Louise and a number of co-defendents, told them:
"Each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic."
"You have appointed yourselves as the sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change, bound neither by the principles of democracy nor the rule of law."
Journalist and producer Patrick Steel has been following Louise's story for several years, and has intimately recorded access to Louise, and her family and friends. In this documentary, Patrick explores Louise's transition from law-abiding Middle England mum and special educational needs teacher, to law-breaking direct action eco-activist, and criminal. Has Louise indeed 'crossed the line'? Are her actions a heroic self-sacrifice for the greater good of tackling climate change, or are they damaging and reckless fanaticism?
Presenter: Patrick Steel
Producers: Patrick Steel and Carys Wall
Sound Design: Tom Drew
A Bespoken Media / Fat Toad Films production, from an idea by Terry Macalister
⛽ Oil kills - Knowing what you know, what will you do?
💬 Come to a talk : juststopoil.org/events
💳 Donate to support action : juststopoil.org/donate
So where are we at?
✅ Demand 1: No New Oil and Gas Licences – WON!
🚫 Demand 2: Just Stop Oil by 2030.
💚 We need a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
♻ Please consider donating 1 hour's wage every month : juststopoil.org/donate
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 Attend a talk online or in person : juststopoil.org/events
✍🏻 Sign up to step up with us : juststopoil.org/sign-up
Carry on emitting today and hope at some future date huge carbon sucking technology will solve the problem. Yet we know carbon is killing today, and global emissions are still rising.
Oil is more valuable than our culture, our heritage, our bodies. More valuable than the beautiful web of life on earth, more valuable than home.
#juststopoil
#climatecrisis
#globalwarming
Louise Lancaster - approaching 60 - received one of Britain's longest ever jail terms for peaceful protest, in July 2024. She served part of her sentence in HMP Bronzefield, the UK's highest security women's prison, alongside some of Britain's most notorious killers. Louise was one of five Just Stop Oil activists involved in bringing much of the M25 to a standstill in November 2022, and has taken part in several other high profile acts of direct action climate protest. The judge, in sentencing Louise and a number of co-defendents, told them:
"Each of you has some time ago crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic."
"You have appointed yourselves as the sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change, bound neither by the principles of democracy nor the rule of law."
Journalist and producer Patrick Steel has been following Louise's story for several years, and has intimately recorded access to Louise, and her family and friends. In this documentary, Patrick explores Louise's transition from law-abiding Middle England mum and special educational needs teacher, to law-breaking direct action eco-activist, and criminal. Has Louise indeed 'crossed the line'? Are her actions a heroic self-sacrifice for the greater good of tackling climate change, or are they damaging and reckless fanaticism?
Presenter: Patrick Steel
Producers: Patrick Steel and Carys Wall
Sound Design: Tom Drew
A Bespoken Media / Fat Toad Films production, from an idea by Terry Macalister
⛽ Oil kills - Knowing what you know, what will you do?
💬 Come to a talk : juststopoil.org/events
💳 Donate to support action : juststopoil.org/donate
So where are we at?
✅ Demand 1: No New Oil and Gas Licences – WON!
🚫 Demand 2: Just Stop Oil by 2030.
💚 We need a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
♻ Please consider donating 1 hour's wage every month : juststopoil.org/donate
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏻 Attend a talk online or in person : juststopoil.org/events
✍🏻 Sign up to step up with us : juststopoil.org/sign-up
Carry on emitting today and hope at some future date huge carbon sucking technology will solve the problem. Yet we know carbon is killing today, and global emissions are still rising.
Oil is more valuable than our culture, our heritage, our bodies. More valuable than the beautiful web of life on earth, more valuable than home.
#juststopoil
#climatecrisis
#globalwarming
