Episode 1.1
Episode 1
Boris Johnson grapples with COVID-19, Brexit and a controversial personal
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Co-written by Michael Winterbottom and Kieron Quirke, this drama series follows UK PM Boris Johnson (Kenneth Branagh) and his government as...
Co-written by Michael Winterbottom and Kieron Quirke, this drama series follows UK PM Boris Johnson (Kenneth Branagh) and his government as they face the first wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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44 %18 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
47 %4 reviewsAudience score rating
"Winterbottom’s Covid drama is leaden, artless and a disservice to all those who died."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Branagh delivers an uncannily accurate performance as Johnson..."
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Stuff
Stuff"A gruelling watch, but a mesmerising one."
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The Times
The Times"None of the big performances get it right. Even the dog doesn’t look like Dilyn."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Winterbottom is a pacy director, and if you can stomach the material This England is hugely watchable."
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times"There's a half-hearted attempt to give Johnson a "lessons learned" narrative arc, but it's not entirely persuasive."
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BBC
BBC"A drama that is assembled with great skill, yet feels made far too soon."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Curiously indifferent..."
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Variety
Variety"Branagh’s performance is... simultaneously a fairly poor impression and an enormously distracting one."
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Independent
Independent"The six-parter pulls off the unusual feat of feeling simultaneously premature and dated."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesThis England: Limited Series | Details
- Genre
- Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- UK
