This Is England is a British drama franchise consisting of a film and three subsequent television miniseries.
The four instalments in the franchise focus on the coming-of-age of a group of people and the evolution of different British youth subcultures, spanning the years between 1983 and 1990 in a town in the East Midlands of England.
The original film was written and directed by Shane Meadows.
The writer for the follow-up series This Is England '86, This Is England '88, and This Is England '90 was Jack Thorne, in collaboration with Meadows. Tom Harper directed the first two episodes of This Is England '86, while Meadows directed the latter two episodes and every episode of the further two series.
Instalments This Is England – Feature film released on 12 September 2006 This Is England '86 – Four episodes broadcast between 7 and 28 September 2010 This Is England '88 – Three episodes broadcast between 13 and 15 December 2011 This Is England '90 – Four episodes broadcast between 13 September and 4 October 2015
Recurring cast ActorCharacterFilmTelevisionThis Is EnglandThis Is England '86This Is England '88This Is England '90 Thomas Turgoose Shaun Fields colspan="4" Joseph Gilgun Woody colspan="4" Vicky McClure Lol colspan="4" Andrew Shim Milky colspan="4" Rosamund Hanson Smell colspan="4" Andrew Ellis Gadget colspan="4" Chanel Cresswell Kelly Also Starring colspan="3" Danielle Watson Trev Also Starring colspan="3" Stephen Graham Combo colspan="1" Also Starring Michael Socha Harvey Also Starringcolspan="3" Perry Benson Meggycolspan="2" Brief appearances George Newton Banjocolspan="2" Also Starring Brief appearances Kriss Dosanjh Mr Sandhu Also Starring Jo Hartley Cynthia Fields Also StarringJack O'Connell Pukeycolspan="1" Kieran Hardcastle Kes Also Starring Brief appearances Sophie Ellerby Pob Also Starring Brief appearancesKatherine Dow Blyton Chrissy Also Starring Johnny Harris Mick Also Starring Brief appearances Perry Fitzpatrick Flip Also Starring Also Starring Joseph Dempsie Higgy Also Starring Also Starring
See also List of film series with four entries
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