This Is England '86 (2010)

09/07/2010 (GB) • 48m

Drama

Overview

It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.

Top Billed Cast

Joseph Gilgun

Richard 'Woody' Woodford

4 Episodes

Vicky McClure

Lol

4 Episodes

Stephen Graham

Combo

4 Episodes

Thomas Turgoose

Shaun

4 Episodes

Andrew Ellis

Gadget

4 Episodes

Andrew Shim

Milky

4 Episodes

Chanel Cresswell

Kelly

4 Episodes

Danielle Watson

Trev

4 Episodes

George Newton

Banjo

4 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

2010 | 4 Episodes

On his own again after the gang was broken up by Combo's terrifying acts of violence, hapless Shaun is a magnet for trouble. Then a chance encounter reunites him with Woody, Lol, Smell and the others and soon the past is forgotten. The gang are back together and they're all looking for love, a laugh, a job and something that resembles a future.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

england

rape

mods

slice of life

nottingham

gang

1980s

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