This is England '86

To continue from the film ‘This is England’ which was made in 2006 directed by Shane Meadows channel 4 created a series called ‘This is England 86’ which was shown in 2010.

Te reason for making a series after the film is to show what all the characters lives are like three years on from the occurrences in the film. It is also a good example to show people what life what was like in the 80’s showing about the skinhead culture and the rivalries between the different groups and to show what the lift style was like during a mass unemployment period. 

All of the original cast from the film appear in the series as well with some new additions like Lol’s mum and dad and also some characters from the film like Harvey who was not part of the group in the film is part of the group in the series. It is filmed in Sheffield again so people who have watched the film will recognise the settings and it will relate back to the film.

The budget for the series is a lot bigger than it was for the film, the film has a small budget of £1.5 million and the series had a budget of £20 million. The money difference made a huge improvement on the filming as it was not hand held so this means there could be a lot more different angles, the lighting was also different. All together the technology available was a lot better making the end quality of the filming a higher standard.

Directors: Shane Meadows and Tom Harper
Executive Producers: Mark Herbert and Shane Meadows
Producer: Derrin Schlesinger
Production Company: Warp Films
Funding: Screen Yorkshire Filming, EM Media