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"When I was at the steelworks on Friday, I was told that unless they could place another order for iron ore pellets this week then it'll be too late," he said.

"The outlook for him was really, really tough. If you're a betting person, you'd have just said, 'well he's going to end up down the mines or at the steelworks'," he said.

Outside, Ms Weber, 65, the daughter of a German immigrant who came to work in the Lincolnshire town's steelworks after World War Two, says she fears for their future.

His mindset changed after filming in a cafe in his hometown of Port Talbot as the local steelworks prepared to close.

Corby's steel and iron industry expanded rapidly in the 1930s with the construction of Stewarts and Lloyds steelworks.