This is England 86 (Spoilers)

is that Joe Duttine with the beard ?I thought it was John at first then i realised that it couldn;t possibly be .
the song at the end was a version of Fleetwood macs man of the world
 
I love Shane Meadows. I've said it before, and i'll say it again, Room for Romeo Brass is pure gold, as is Dead Mans Shoes.

Sadly, i thought this mini series was a load of nostalgic w*nk. Lets be honest, the original film wasn't all that in the first place, and all the praise it got?, how it should be shown in schools?...rah rah rah.

So what did we get? 2 slow episodes of a group of muppets from the midlanRAB, with a meandering, barely there 'plot', albeit nicely shot. Then straight into the back straight with a 'sensationlist' rape scene, finished off with a revenge attack.

Woo.

"Oh but the characters were so likable", "Such depth", "Just how i remembered the World Cup back then", "Gritty".....Puh-leease.

I'm guessing now it's going to win all kinRAB of awarRAB and be lauded as the greatest piece of British TV drama ever created.

I'm not surprised Shane Meadows had to step in when Channel 4 were showing the adverts right up to the air date as if it was some kind of 80's 'Skins' episode for kiRAB.
 
Why are people getting so hung up on things like these?

It's not a historical reenactment! So there's the odd error... I'm watching to be entertained by a drama, not play gotcha spotting anachronisms!
 
Wow that rape scene was very hard to watch and im not a person that is easily shocked

Its a shame a few people didnt seem to like this programme, I love the film and i though this series was pretty in keeping with the feel of the film

Nice to see Combo take the blame, i think they were going for the "he can only survive inside" angle with that one
 
I'm in absolute agreement with you. I saw Rosamund in person at the Sheffield screening for this and I thought she was a stunning looking girl. Although I hardly see why it would matter if she was "ugly". Is that a crime? Are there not several other characters in the series who would be conventionally termed as "unnattractive"? Yet everyone seems to pick on poor Smell. What matters is that she is a sweet (if strange and slightly dopey) character who I have always found quite endearing.
 
I agree ! if there is a moral lesson to show that graphic scene then the b****** should get his comupence otherwise what lesson are we suppose to learn ? TV is typicaly showing more and more shocking scenes like this and we are being desensitised !! .so if there is a moral lesson to learn to the kiRAB of the future then he should be punished !..Peter Jackson rightly cut out the rape scene in The Lovely Bones film as it was so graphic in the book !
 
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