This Is England 86: DVD Review
This Is England 86
Released by
Madman
Rating: M
Director Shane
Meadows returns to familiar pastures with this 4 ep series spun off from the
successful This Is England film.
Set three years
after the film and influenced more by the Mods than the skinheads this time
round, it still concentrates on the same gang of Shaun, Woody, Lol, Smell,
Gadget, Meggy et al and follows their escapades as they try to negotiate life in
1980s England.
It begins with the attempted
wedding of Woody and Lol but quickly spirals away from that as life takes a hand
(to reveal too much is to spoil the central story) in events.
With recession and lack of jobs affecting the UK at that time,
there's plenty of material for Meadows to broaden the depths of his characters -
and despite some initially dour moments, there's a welcome shot of dry humour
throughout this mini series.
Joe Gilgun and Thomas
Turgoose give great central performances and are compelling from beginning to
end; it'll help to have some familiarity with the characters from the film but
This Is England 86 gives welcome life to the gang - and while it could be said
to be quite downbeat and perhaps a little miserable in places, it's still
British drama at its finest.
Rating: 8/10
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