1987 in the United Kingdom

1987 in the United Kingdom:
Other years
1985 \| 1986 \| 1987 (1987) \| 1988 \| 1989
Individual countries of the United Kingdom
England \| Northern Ireland \| Scotland \| Wales
Sport, Television and music
1987 British Grand Prix 1987 English cricket season Football: England \| Scotland 1987 in British television 1987 in British music 1987 in British radio UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Events from the year 1987 in the United Kingdom. At the beginning of the year, the Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy Terry Waite was kidnapped in Lebanon and remained a hostage until 1991. The major political event of this year was the re-election of Margaret Thatcher in June, making her the longest continuously serving Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in the early 19th century. The year was also marked by a number of disasters — the sinking of the ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise, the Hungerford massacre, the "Great Storm", the Remembrance Day Bombing and the King's Cross fire.