This Is England '86 

Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job, and something that resembles a future.

Stars:

Andrew Ellis, Andrew Shim, Chanel Cresswell

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Andrew Ellis	...	Gadget 4 episodes, 2010
Andrew Shim	...	Milky 4 episodes, 2010
Chanel Cresswell	...	Kelly 4 episodes, 2010
Danielle Watson	...	Trev 4 episodes, 2010
George Newton	...	Banjo 4 episodes, 2010
Hannah Walters	...	Trudy 4 episodes, 2010
Joseph Gilgun	...	Woody 4 episodes, 2010
Jo Hartley	...	Cynthia Fields 4 episodes, 2010
Johnny Harris	...	Mick 4 episodes, 2010
Katherine Dow Blyton	...	Chrissy 4 episodes, 2010
Michael Socha	...	Harvey 4 episodes, 2010
Perry Benson	...	Meggy 4 episodes, 2010
Rosamund Hanson	...	Smell 4 episodes, 2010
Thomas Turgoose	...	Shaun 4 episodes, 2010
Vicky McClure	...	Lol 4 episodes, 2010
Joe Dempsie	...	Higgy 3 episodes, 2010
Kriss Dosanjh	...	Mr. Sandhu 3 episodes, 2010
Perry Fitzpatrick	...	Flip 3 episodes, 2010
Stephen Graham	...	Combo 3 episodes, 2010
Adam Hunt	...	Winston 3 episodes, 2010
William Travis	...	Mr. Squires 3 episodes, 2010
Ann Evans	...	Woman on Stairs 2 episodes, 2010
Georgia May Foote	...	Gemma 2 episodes, 2010
Gwen Park	...	Nurse 2 episodes, 2010
Ian Brown	...	Tempestuous Copper 2 episodes, 2010
Mike Sherbert	...	Tempestuous Copper 2 episodes, 2010
Jack Thorne	...	Carrotbum 2 episodes, 2010
Kate Wood	...	Registrar 2 episodes, 2010
Lorna Gayle	...	Bimpe 2 episodes, 2010
Rebecca Manley	...	Babs 2 episodes, 2010
Seamus O'Neill	...	Man at Window 2 episodes, 2010
Steve Brody	...	Richard 2 episodes, 2010
Tony Denham	...	Harvey's Dad 2 episodes, 2010
Thomas Arnold	...	Doctor 2 episodes, 2010
Yvonn Crann	...	Woman at Job Centre 2 episodes, 2010

Storyline

This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. A spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England, and set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture. Like the film, This Is England '86 stars Thomas Turgoose as Shaun, although Lol (Vicky McClure) and Woody (Joe Gilgun) play even more central roles. The story takes place during the 1986 FIFA World Cup. As Shaun completes his last school exam, he realises he will have to find his way in the world. His friends, who include Woody, Lol, Smell, Gadget and Meggy, are still around, looking for love, entertainment and employment.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | territory name in title | mods | lambretta | vespa | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [UK] Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

This Is England '86

Filming Locations:

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Rd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warp Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming was completed by June 5, 2010.

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Connections

Follows This Is England (2006)

User Reviews

A worthy follow up to an amazing film.

I was lucky enough to attend the preview screening of This is Enlgand '86 last Thursday at the Showroom in Sheffield. The cinema was decorated to look like an 80's wedding with a buffet of sausage rolls, prawn vol au vonts, cheese and pineapple chunks on cocktail sticks, and there was also a live ska band and actors dressed in 80's clothing to help create a real 1986 atmosphere.

The preview was attended by director Shane Meadows and all of the cast, who came up on stage before the screening to introduce the first episode. The producer mentioned that Shane Meadows had been frantically working in London every day to try to get the last 2 episodes finished in time to be aired on Channel 4.

Only the first episode was shown at the screening along with a trailer for the rest of the series but I have to say that, based on what I saw, I don't think fans of the film will be at all disappointed by the series. The themes of racism, the Falklands War and Thacherite Britain take a bit more of a backseat here and the focus is now on the lives of the characters and the various personal problems they face growing up in 1986. The opening to the first episode is fantastic and the director manages to bridge the gap between the events of the film and the series in a very creative way that fans will love.

The 1986 setting looks extremely authentic and the series is complimented by a fantastic soundtrack.

The cast put in excellent performances once again, in particular Thomas Turgoose who returns as Shaun and Vicky MccLure who is again brilliant as Lol. Also look out for hilarious comedic turns from Hannah Walters (a.k.a Mrs Stephen Graham) who played the shoe saleswoman in the film, and newcomer Perry Fitzpatrick as psychotic bully Flip. I don't think I'm giving anything away here (as he is featured in all of the trailers) but we also see the return of the fantastic Stephen Graham as Combo.

Although this first episode is more light hearted in tone than the film with some more obvious comedic set pieces, the director is able to expertly switch to the more dramatic scenes and engage viewers in the various predicaments of his characters. There are several very emotional scenes which work very well and the familiar sounds of the Einaudi piano score punctuate these scenes to great effect. For me one of the things that made the dramatic scenes in the original film so engaging was Shane Meadows' use of music to heighten the emotional impact and I found that he did this very effectively again here.

The trailer for the other 3 episodes promises more hilarious scenes as well as some much darker subplots, and the series as a whole looks set to provide all of the same elements that made the original so appealing. As a fan of the film it felt a little like visiting a gang of old mates who I hadn't seen in a while, and I can't wait to see the rest of the series when it airs to find out what becomes of these great characters.