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This Is England '90

2015 · 1 season

A raw, bittersweet immersion into working-class lives where moments of joy are shadowed by deep-seated pain and consequence.

Created by
Shane Meadows
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Stephen Graham
Overview
Shaun, Harvey, Gadget, Trev and Kelly hit up the nightlife of raves and ecstasy. Woody and Lol are happy, living together with their kids and Combo is still in prison. But things slowly change. This is the year 1990 and This is England.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shane Meadows
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Stephen Graham
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • addiction
  • trauma
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Shane Meadows
Written by
Jack Thorne
Starring
Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Stephen Graham, Thomas Turgoose, Andrew Shim, Chanel Cresswell, Jo Hartley, Andrew Ellis
Music
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Cinematography
Stuart Bentley
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 76 min each
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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