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This Is England '88

2011 · 1 season

A raw, quietly devastating Christmas reunion that sits heavy with grief and guilt, rewarding patience with moments of tenderness.

Created by
Shane Meadows
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thomas Turgoose, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun
Overview
Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shane Meadows
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thomas Turgoose, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • trauma
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism9
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Shane Meadows
Written by
Shane Meadows, Jack Thorne
Starring
Thomas Turgoose, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Andrew Shim, Rosamund Hanson, Danielle Watson, Michael Socha, Chanel Cresswell
Cinematography
Danny Cohen
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 50 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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