[King Gizzard]

Don't think there is a thread on this


There have been adverts on C4 for a couple weeks now. I really hope this doesnt spoil the film. The way it ended is one of the best things about, even though I wanted to know what happened to Milky.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

On 26 August 2009, Channel 4 said it would fund a four-part television drama, This Is England 1986, to be written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne. It will pick up the story of several characters, four years on. Meadows said:

When I finished This Is England, I had a wealth of material and unused ideas that I felt very keen to take further – audiences seemed to really respond to the characters we created and out of my longstanding relationship with Film4 and Channel 4 the idea for a television serial developed. Not only did I want to take the story of the gang broader and deeper, I also saw in the experiences of the young in 1986 many resonances to now – recession, lack of jobs, sense of the world at a turning point. Whereas the film told part of the story, the TV serial will tell the rest.[14]

It will be set when the 1986 World Cup was in Mexico, Chris de Burgh was number one in the music charts and 3.4 million people were unemployed in Britain. As Shaun (still played by Thomas Turgoose) writes his last school exam, he realises he will have to find his way in the world. His friends — including Woody, Lol, Smell, Gadget and Meggie — are still around, looking for love, entertainment and employment.[15] Meadows said that Combo (again played by Stephen Graham) would return, that the fate of Milky would be revealed, and that part of the story would be based on a wedding between Woody and Lol that would be called off. He said if the series succeeded, he would follow it with another series.[16]

On 6 January 2010, Meadows said on his website that the project would be called This is England 86. He said Milky was alive, Combo would return and that Woody has a factory job and is about to marry Lol. The scripts are complete and filming is due to begin at the end of March.[17] He later added that scooters including Vespa and Lambretta will be used in the series - reflecting the Scooterboy movement in the mid-late 80's - and that it is currently scheduled to air in September 2010. This is the first time that he has had a female-lead story, with Lol playing the central role.

Much of the series was filmed around Gleadless Valley area of Sheffield. As of June 5, 2010, filming has now been completed and the series is in post-production. The first official images have been released as well as amusing news about an escaped parrot on set. A special promo video for the series is also available to watch on the official C4 microsite

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Im looking forward to it, I loved the movie.

[King Gizzard]

Whats the music in the ad?

[Ramsay]

Cant wait
i just hope it doesnt ruin the movie

[Shaun]

what karl said

[InOne]

Got mixed feelings at the moment. It better be epic.

[MTVN]

I'm a bit unsure of this film. This is England was quite iconic, in my opinion, in it's portrayal of racism, and seemed to be making a statement politically

This just looks like a load of lager louts watching football. All the racism and hatred that was embedded in them has vanished, just like that

[LaLaLand]

I'll watch it but it seems to have lost the 'hard-ness" that the film had imo.

[GypsyGoth]

Should I see the movie first?

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

Should I see the movie first?

Yeah definitely, this is a follow-on from the film so it's good to know what happened so you don't have to backtrack.

[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by Jonnii

Yeah definitely, this is a follow-on from the film so it's good to know what happened so you don't have to backtrack.

Thanks, I'll try get to find the time to view it.

[Mrluvaluva]

This actually looks quite good and I am looking forward to seeing how the characters have progressed since the film. Think I will have to watch the DVD again before 07/09 to reacquaint myself with it.

[Shardlake]

Originally Posted by Nate

Whats the music in the ad?

Thats what I wanna know, the ad is awesome

[Shardlake]

This ****in rocks

Youtube video

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

This actually looks quite good and I am looking forward to seeing how the characters have progressed since the film. Think I will have to watch the DVD again before 07/09 to reacquaint myself with it.

Yeah definitely gonna have to give This Is England a watch again. Might even make me want to watch this series more.

[Braden]

Really looking forward to this one. Don't think it will be as good as the first

[bigbigbrother]

looking forward to this as well. Although i thought that milky got killed at the end of the movie.

[King Gizzard]

The trailier during the BB adverts made it look great, but at the same time I really don't want it to turn into a drama that runs and runs, but yeah, it still looks great

[King Gizzard]

I think I know every scene off by heart of the film, had to watch it and study it about 43984398438 times during my film media alevel

[Chilltown]

I am probably one of the few Americans to see the original film. I loved it. I am very excited for this, I had no clue they were related initially when I saw the adverts because This Is England doesn't seem like the type of film to have a follow up.

It's great they got the entire cast back together for this, it wouldn't have been the same otherwise. I see This is England more like a novel, you can have a follow up to a novel without it being utter crap. '86 isn't being made with intention of major profit, so I think it'll be of value.

[King Gizzard]

Just remembered Cook from skins was one of the Skinheads

Doesnt look like hes in this series though

[InOne]

Hope this doesn't turn into a Skins in the 80's kinda thing :/

[Kerry]

I'll be watching

[InOne]

Did anyone see the extended advert tonight??? Everyone is back and Shane Medows is still involved, looks epic"""

[bigbigbrother]

Originally Posted by InOne

Did anyone see the extended advert tonight??? Everyone is back and Shane Medows is still involved, looks epic"""

yes, looks great. I think they said it is going to start on tuesday night. At last there is gonna be something worth watching on TV.