This Is England '86
| This Is England '86 | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Shane Meadows Jack Thorne |
| Directed by |
Tom Harper (Epi 1–2) Shane Meadows (Epi 3–4) |
| Starring |
Vicky McClure Joseph Gilgun Thomas Turgoose Stephen Graham |
| Composer(s) | Ludovico Einaudi |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Herbert, Shane Meadows |
| Producer(s) | Derrin Schlesinger |
| Editor(s) | Mark Eckersley (episodes 1–2) Chris Wyatt (episodes 3–4) |
| Camera setup | Danny Cohen |
| Running time |
44:55 (episode 1) |
| Production company(s) | Warp Films, Big Arty Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 7 September – 28 September 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | This Is England |
| Followed by | This Is England '88 |
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 27 September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, reggae, new wave, jazz rock | |||
| Label | Universal International,UMTV | |||
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44:55 (episode 1)
47:47 (episode 2)
49:05 (episode 3)
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. Set three years later, it focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture, with the gang variously adopting an eclectic mix of clothing styles.
Like the film version previously, Thomas Turgoose stars as Shaun, with central roles played by Joe Gilgun as Woody, now a scooter-riding mod, although girlfriend Lol (Vicky McClure) and her friend Trev stay loyal to their roots and still wear the skinhead garb. Lol's sister Kelly has gone new wave/punk, while other gang members adopt psychobilly, early chav and mohican influences.
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 now-estranged friends including Woody, Lol, Smell, Gadget and Meggy, are still around the area, looking for love, entertainment and employment.
On 26 August 2009, Channel 4 promised that it would fund a four-part television drama, This Is England '86, to be 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 series will tell the rest.
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