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This Is England '88

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  • 2011-2011
  • 1 Season
  • Comedy, Suspense, Drama
  • TV-MA
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Late December 1988. 18 months ago, soulmates Woody and Lol parted. Now they lie in a self-imposed exile from each other and the remnants of the 'Gang'. But as a familiar face returns, the happiness of some give way to a dark and bleak Christmas that nobody will forget.

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Andrew Ellis
Gadget
Andrew Shim
Milky
Chanel Cresswell
Kelly

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

48 mins

December 23rd 1988: Lol, still haunted by images of Mick, is now a single mum and bringing up Lisa, her daughter by Milky, in a sparsely furnished flat; Milky visits her, bringing presents for the little girl. Woody is living with his parents and has a new girlfriend, Jennifer, and is offered a job promotion. He is deliberately distancing himself from his old friends; watching them through a window as they perform bad karaoke. Shaun, now a drama student and still dating Smell, begins falling for fellow student, Fay, his leading lady in their end-of-term play. After enduring a social evening with her eccentric father, they up kissing passionately in her bedroom.

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Awards

  • 2012 - RTS Television Award - Actor - Female - nominated
  • 2012 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Leading Actor - nominated
  • 2012 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Leading Actress - nominated
  • 2012 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Mini-Series - winner

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