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It's 1983 and school is out for the summer.
This Is England, is the story of those long
weeks between terms where life changing events can take place.
12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) is an isolated lad growing up
in a grim coastal town, whose father has died fighting in the Falklands
war.
Over the course of the summer holiday he finds fresh male role
models when those in the local skinhead scene take him in.. With
his new friends Shaun discovers a world of parties, first love
and the joys of Dr Marten boots.. It's at one of these parties
that he meets Combo (Stephen Graham), an older, racist skinhead
who has recently got out of prison.
As Combo’s gang harass the local ethnic minorities, the course
is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence
to experience.
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WWW.THISISENGLANDMOVIE.CO.UK
Official This Is England website.
PHOTOS FROM ADR SESSION
Shane kindly sent me this collection of photos from the day-long
ADR (or dubbing) session for post-production on This Is England.
PRODUCTION PHOTOS OF CAST AND CREW
Second Assistant Director, Matt Huntley, kindly donated this
big selestion of his own photos taken during the production of
the film.
ON-SET REPORT
Competition winner Phillip Nicholson and his guest Darren Horrocks
brought us the first exclusive report from the set of 'This Is
England'.
ON-SET REPORT 2
A year after I launched this website, I was invited to spend a
day on location with Shane's latest film This Is England.. Read
my report on the days events.
WRAP PARTY PHOTOS
A selection of photographs from the film's wig-themed wrap
party. Thanks to Andrew Ellis, Louise Meadows and Jo Hartley for
the photos.
JO HARTLEY AND PERRY BENSON Q&A
After gathering a collection of probing questions from visitors
to the site, both Jo and Perry have been great sports in providing
some really interesting answers. The article also contains a number
of new photos from the set of This Is England.
AUDIO OF ON-SET
REHEARSAL
An MP3 file (1.3mb in size) of a scene rehearsal. The clip demonstrates
the way in which Shane allows new ideas to develop in each rehearsal
run (and also in each take during filming). It is advisable that
you read ON-SET REPORT 2, as it explains certain aspects of this
audio clip.
CONTINUITY PHOTOS
A small gallery of polaroid photos that were used on the film
set to aid continuity.
OFFICIAL
THIS IS ENGLAND WEBSITE
The site includes loads of great features including behind the
scenes and rehearsal footage.. Make sue you check out Tommo Turgoose's
first audition tape!
OI! THIS IS ENGLAND
BROCHURE
This brochure was created before pre-production
on This Is England even began.. It was created to drum up interest
at the Cannes film fetival in 2005.. You will need Adobe
Acrobat to view this brochure.
Guradian.co.uk
Pre-production interview.
EyeForFilm.co.uk
Interview with Stephen Graham
BritFilms.co.uk Part 1 - Part 2
Interview with Andrew Shim and Vicky McClure
BritFilms.co.uk
Article about Thomas Turgoose (an interview with producer, Mark Herbert)
TimeOut.com
Interview with Shane
FutureMovies.co.uk
Interview with Shane
TimesOnline.co.uk
Interview with Stephen Graham
BBC.co.uk
Interview with Stephen Graham
Guardian Film Blog
Interview with Shane about the BBFC decision to give the film an 18 certificate.
Guardian.co.uk
Shane talks about his exposure to skinhead culture in his youth.
Guardian.co.uk part 1 - Part 2
Transcript of a Q&A at the NFT about This Is England and Shane's earlier work too.
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Shaun Fields
Thomas Turgoose
Combo
Stephen Graham
Cynthia Fields
Jo Hartley
Milky
Andrew Shim
Woody
Joe Gilgun
Pukey
Jack O'Connell
Kez
Kieran Hardcastle
Gadget
Andrew Ellis
Lol
Vicky McClure
Smell
Rosamund Hanson
Pob
Sophie Ellerby
Kelly
Chanel Cresswell
Trev
Danielle Watson
Banjo
George Newton
Meggy
Parry Benson
also featuring:
Frank Harper
Deleted Scenes
Behind the scenes
Guardian Interview with Shane Meadows at BFI Southbank
Shane Meadows interviewed by Picturehouse Cinemas
Interview with producer Mark Herbert
Cast Interviews and Rehearsals
Production departments: Hair, Make-up and Costumes.. Production Design
Essays on Skinheads and The Falklands War
Cast Biographies
Theatrical Trailer
Commentary by Shane Meadows, Thomas Turgoose and producer Mark Herbert
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