This Is England '86
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | This Is England '86 |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2010 |
| Production company |
Warp Films |
| Episodes | 4 in 1 season |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Shane Meadows |
| production | Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger, Rebekah Wray Rogers (Line Producer) |
| First broadcast | September 7, 2010 on Channel 4 |
| occupation | |
This Is England '86 is a four-part British miniseries directed by Shane Meadows and follows onfrom the 2006film This Is England .
action
This Is England '86 is set three years after the film and is mostly about Shaun and Lol.
occupation
- Thomas Turgoose as Shaun
- Vicky McClure as Lol
- Joe Gilgun as Woody
- Andrew Shim as Milky
- Rosamund Hanson as Smell
- Chanel Cresswell as Kelly
- Danielle Watson as Trev
- Andrew Ellis as a gadget
- Michael Socha as Harvey
- Perry Benson as Meggy
- George Newton as a banjo
- Stephen Graham as a combo
background
On August 26, 2009, Channel 4 announced that they had commissioned the four-part television drama This Is England '86 . The miniseries was written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne . Meadows said:
“When I finished This Is England , I had a wealth of material and unused ideas that I felt very keen to take further - audiences seemed to really respond to the characters we created and out of my longstanding relationship with Film4 and Channel 4 the idea for a television serial developed. Not only did I want to take the story of the gang broader and deeper, I also saw in the experiences of the young in 1986 many resonances to now - recession, lack of jobs, sense of the world at a turning point. Whereas the film told part of the story, the TV serial will tell the rest. "
“By the time I was finishing This Is England , I had a lot of material and unused ideas that I was really keen to take forward - the audience really liked the characters, and we came up with the idea of a TV series based on my relationships with Film4 and Channel 4. Not only did I want to make the story of the gang wider and deeper, I also saw that the youth's 1986 experience bears many similarities to today's - recession , unemployment, the world at a turning point. While the film told parts, the series told the rest. "
Set in Mexico during the 1986 World Cup , Chris de Burgh was number one on the music charts and there were 3.4 million unemployed in the UK. While Shaun (still played by Thomas Turgoose) is writing his final exam, he realizes that he has to find his way in this world. His friends - including Woody, Lol, Smell, Gadget and Meggie - are still there looking for love, entertainment and work. Meadows stated that Combo (played again by Stephen Graham) is coming back, that Milky's fate will be solved, and that Woody and Lol's wedding will be canceled. He would also like to play a possible second season in 1990.
On January 6, 2010, Meadows wrote on his website that the project would be called This Is England '86 . Milky is alive, Woody has a factory job and wants to marry Lol. He later added that scooters like Vespa and Lambretta were used in the series to represent the scooter boy movement in the mid and late 1980s. This is the first time Meadows has cast a female lead. The series focuses on Lol while the supporting cast is made up of the old gang. Meadows stated that what happens will change Lol forever, and that it includes some of the toughest scenes of his career.
Much of the film was filmed in the Gleadless Valley area of Sheffield . Filming was completed on June 5th. First production photos and trailers have been published on the official Channel 4 page.
The series ran on Channel 4 from September 7th to September 28th, 2010.
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | Summary | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Episode 1 | After Shaun takes his final exam, his mother pushes him to find a job. Woody and Lol want to get married, but problems arise. | Sep 7 2010 | - |
| 2 | - | Episode 2 | Gadget has unrequited feelings for Kelly. Woody and Milky vie for Lol's affection. Shaun is happy with the way things are, except for his mother's sexual activities. Gadget meets Winston, Trudy's son. | Sep 14 2010 | - |
| 3 | - | Episode 3 | Lol doesn't want Milky or Woody and rejects her father. Combo is back and Gary Lineker scores a hat trick against Poland in the 1986 World Cup . At the end of the episode, Lol's father raped Trev. Combo suddenly collapses in Shaun's living room. | 21 Sep 2010 | - |
| 4th | - | Episode 4 | Woody wants to make amends and finally get married to Lol. Combo wants to visit his dying mother, but shows up too late. After Trev told Lol about the rape, she confronts her father about it. He then tries to rape her and Lol kills him with a hammer. Combo, who wants to visit his old friend, notices this and takes the blame for the death of their father. The series ends with scenes of the hand of God in the game between England and Argentina. While the friends watch the game on TV, Woody, Kelly, Trev and Lol tearfully discuss the previous events. Combo is locked in custody. | 28 Sep 2010 | - |
Sequels
With This Is England '88 , there was a two-hour special. This Is England '90 , another season set during the Rave Movement , aired in September 2015.
Awards
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2010: "Audience Award"
Individual evidence
- ^ Leigh Holmwood: Channel 4's extra £ 20m for drama to fund Shane Meadows' TV debut. The Guardian , August 26, 2009, accessed September 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Michael Rosser: Meadows to make TV debut with This Is England sequel. Broadcast, August 26, 2009, accessed on November 10, 2009 (English, registration required).
- ↑ This Is England '86: Trailers & Clips. Screenrush.co.uk, accessed September 7, 2010 .
- ↑ shanemeadows.co.uk. shanemeadows.co.uk, January 6, 2010, accessed January 6, 2010 .
- ↑ Jonas Brothers star Nick to make West End debut in Les Miserables. Daily Mail , May 28, 2010, accessed September 7, 2010 .
- ↑ This Is England '86. Channel 4, accessed September 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Who's a silly boy then? (No longer available online.) Holy Soap, May 30, 2010, archived from the original on June 19, 2010 ; accessed on September 7, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Shane Meadows to make This is England '88. BBC , January 26, 2011, accessed March 16, 2011 .
- ↑ Shane Meadows to make This Is England '88. The Guardian , January 25, 2011, accessed March 16, 2011 .
Web links
- Official website at Channel 4 (English)
- This Is England '86 in the Internet Movie Database (English)