This is England '90 in 2015

Ash.J.Williams · 07-10-2015 12:31pm

FelineOverLord wrote: »

He was a teenager doing a photography course at the local college, it was hardly growing up and making something of his life.

nah you could see it clearly, when gadget bumped into him with juliette, he was a different shaun, seemed more mature then the others, and the only one with a career in mind.

gucci · 07-10-2015 1:19pm

It wouldn’t really have fitted in with the story and timeline if he was wearing an Armani suit and a rolex either would it? Not everything needs to be spelled out in black and white.

But he has went from a child clearly without direction, to a young man maturing. He has a future and looks to be on the road to an escape from the vacuum of small town mundane insular thinking mentality, an option that most of the other characters have not got.

ricero · 07-10-2015 1:40pm

Poor combo he finally turned his life around and that happens. A proper tragedy

07-10-2015 1:49pm

wow I watched ep 1 and 2 on channel four as they were shown. I downloaded 3 and 4 on sunday, what a program, superb, even down to the luduigo what's his face theme tune, just brilliant.

agreed that combo scene was stomach churning stuff.. a very conflicted milky eh!

Ash.J.Williams · 07-10-2015 1:55pm

FelineOverLord wrote: »

Yes, I was 18 in '91 and nobody I knew wore dirty clothing.

you haven't lived!!

anyone that lived in groups of their own age and had no money ...wore dirty clothing

ricero · 07-10-2015 2:08pm

Jasus smell became a right **** in the end

FelineOverLord · 07-10-2015 2:31pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

you haven't lived!!

anyone that lived in groups of their own age and had no money ...wore dirty clothing

Yeah, but Woody was a father of 2 young kids, not some under 25 sharing a house with other under 25 year olds. There's a massive difference between grunge and bad personal hygiene.

Ash.J.Williams · 07-10-2015 2:36pm

FelineOverLord wrote: »

Yeah, but Woody was a father of 2 young kids, not some under 25 sharing a house with other under 25 year olds. There's a massive difference between grunge and bad personal hygiene.

people are still like that

BMMachine · 07-10-2015 2:52pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9MF23z4qR0

not sure if it was posted in here before but this might give you better insights to the characters look including comments from the actors themselves, specifically Woody

Ally Dick · 10-10-2015 9:19pm

I found this show dreadfully disappointing. The two blokes with the blonde hair and glasses were ridiculous. More suited to Alan Partridge. There were moments of serious overacting....and boring at times too. Stephen Graham was good as usual. Can't say much about the rest

BMMachine · 11-10-2015 2:51am

Ally Dick wrote: »

I found this show dreadfully disappointing. The two blokes with the blonde hair and glasses were ridiculous. More suited to Alan Partridge. There were moments of serious overacting....and boring at times too. Stephen Graham was good as usual. Can't say much about the rest

yup. you literally can't say much about the rest.

Right Turn Clyde · 11-10-2015 11:58am

Ally Dick wrote: »

I found this show dreadfully disappointing. The two blokes with the blonde hair and glasses were ridiculous. More suited to Alan Partridge. There were moments of serious overacting....and boring at times too. Stephen Graham was good as usual. Can't say much about the rest

Yeah, very badly judged. It's been a while seen a seen the rest of the series, ditto the film, so I can't remember if the 'humour' was that over the top, but I don't think it was. I had my concerns from the very first scene which had Gadget pining over the canteen food. It felt childish and it immediately jarred with where the show was headed in terms of its recurring themes.

I like a lot the characters so for that reason I enjoyed it. However, they're definitely the weakest of the Meadow's directed episodes.

11-10-2015 2:10pm

Anyone else spot Neil Bell (Soz from Dead Mans Shoes) in the junkie house when Kell was leaving to go to the wedding reception!

Hitchens · 11-10-2015 2:53pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

Anyone else spot Neil Bell (Soz from Dead Mans Shoes) in the junkie house when Kell was leaving to go to the wedding reception!

yep, that was him

power pants · 11-10-2015 7:11pm

I liked the series, but if im being honest I think I watched it more for the 90s theme , thought they did it well.

Also combo's acting. the other storylines were neither here nor there for me.

Still enjoyed it though for the reasons stated above

Grayditch · 11-10-2015 7:16pm

I liked it, but it didn't really have the impact of the other series. It felt like it didn't advance their stories that much or have much powerful content.

Walter E GO · 09-11-2015 11:21am

Needed more Madchester music.
Sniffbangin.

Sleepy · 18-02-2021 3:21pm

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

Ash.J.Williams · 18-02-2021 3:43pm

Sleepy wrote: »

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

same here

have you seen the virtues?

weemcd · 18-02-2021 4:30pm

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

same here

have you seen the virtues?

If anyone enjoyed This is England, definitely watch The Virtues. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Stephen Graham and Niamh Algar are mesmerising. Might rewatch both.

Larsso30 · 18-02-2021 5:52pm

Sleepy wrote: »

Spotted all the series are available on All4 so re-watched the film and binged the 3 series (86/88/90) over the past week. What a superb piece of work. Absolutely loved it.

Agreed, just some of the best TV and acting I think I've ever seen.

Lisha · 18-02-2021 9:47pm

I’ve watched all the the is England series and I love them but I’ve never seen the film available on all4... I’ll catch it at some stage.
I’ll echo the others here and say the virtues is simply mesmerising viewing.
ETA, Stephen Graham is amazing but I also love Joe Gilgun, Watching Brassic gave me my best laughs of 2020....

trashcan · 19-02-2021 1:26am

Lisha wrote: »

I’ve watched all the the is England series and I love them but I’ve never seen the film available on all4... I’ll catch it at some stage.
I’ll echo the others here and say the virtues is simply mesmerising viewing.
ETA, Stephen Graham is amazing but I also love Joe Gilgun, Watching Brassic gave me my best laughs of 2020....

The film is great too. Stephen Graham is really terrifying in it, superb as always, and Thomas Turgoose (sp ?) is so young and small.

trashcan · 19-02-2021 1:28am

weemcd wrote: »

If anyone enjoyed This is England, definitely watch The Virtues. I couldn't recommend it highly enough.

Stephen Graham and Niamh Algar are mesmerising. Might rewatch both.

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

weemcd · 19-02-2021 12:27pm

trashcan wrote: »

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

Indeed she showed so many looks in that, strong, vulnerable, confrontational, dangerous, seductive - all at the same time. Her chemistry with Graham was unbelievable.

She has an incredibly bright future.

Ash.J.Williams · 19-02-2021 12:55pm

trashcan wrote: »

Was she the sister ? Yeah, she was brilliant. I believe she hadn’t done much acting before. One of the most natural performances I’ve ever seen.

calm with horses is a movie i enjoyed recently niamh stars in it, ned deneghy steals the show though!

Sleepy · 19-02-2021 1:10pm

Calm with Horses was excellent alright. Must check out The Virtues

Ash.J.Williams · 19-02-2021 1:22pm

Sleepy wrote: »

Calm with Horses was excellent alright. Must check out The Virtues

“A clippers for his little toe toes “ cracked me up

This is England '90 in 2015

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