This is England '90

[BritishHobo]

Last series of this, finally here.

Trailer's in this here Guardian article.

Might have to give it all a rewatch beforehand, it's been so long.

[Gulftastic]

I hope there are more great scenes between Vicky McLure and Jo Gilgun. There were both exceptional in the last series.

[Squink]

Video cannot be viewed from my current location. In a country where this will almost certainly never be shown. Oh Graun, don't ever stop being you.

[MuteBanana]

The fight between Gilgun and Shim is one of the best scenes on British telly in fuckin years mate.

[hermitical]

lame to fame... the school bits from the original This Is England were shot at my old school

[Bored of Canada]

The fight between Gilgun and Shim is one of the best scenes on British telly in fuckin years mate.

It's been bloody ages since I've seen it but is that the bit when Gilgun and his posh girlfriend are walking down the street and bump into the old gang?

That scene is top notch. Especially in how we have had these characters deliberately kept apart for so long. This whole "series" is just such a bold and interesting show, with some of the best performances on television.

[fit bird]

Hope it's a bit less relentlessly grim this time around.

[madhair60]

lame to fame... the school bits from the original This Is England were shot at my old school

I actually live in England.

[up_the_hampipe]

I hope Flip and the scooter gang make a cameo. They were my favourite part of the 86 series.

Who could forget this classic fight scene http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf02he_this-is-england-86-fight_shortfilms

"I'm gonna count down from thirteen"
"Thirteen? That's not even!"

[BritishHobo]

I'm still really unsure about '86. Veers back and forth between bizarre Carry On-style comedy and really horrible, graphic nastiness.

[Mister Six]

How many This is Englandses have there been? I've only seen the film.[nb]Which I thought was pretty good, but basically the exact same story as A Room for Romeo Brass, minus the happy ending.[/nb] I do like the idea of taking these characters and continuing their stories a few years along, though.

[MuteBanana]

It's been bloody ages since I've seen it but is that the bit when Gilgun and his posh girlfriend are walking down the street and bump into the old gang?

That scene is top notch. Especially in how we have had these characters deliberately kept apart for so long. This whole "series" is just such a bold and interesting show, with some of the best performances on television.

Yeah isn't Woody like a scooter salesman coming home from his job and the others out on the piss I think. It's not just violence there's that tension thats been brewing because of Lol and its such a great scene. Need to get 4oD loaded up and find that.

[MuteBanana]

How many This is Englandses have there been? I've only seen the film.[nb]Which I thought was pretty good, but basically the exact same story as A Room for Romeo Brass, minus the happy ending.[/nb] I do like the idea of taking these characters and continuing their stories a few years along, though.

Just two I think. I think theres only like 3 episodes in each so it's a bit like two long films really.

I've had a look and 4oD don't even have the episodes up. Hopefully they put them back on to get people interested in TIE 90.

I like most of Shane Meadows work but God does he work slow. When's that gyspy thing coming out with Considine? Been years since I heard any talk of that.

[MoonDust]

I hope this series is set in November of 1990 so it ends with the resignation of Thatcher and then all the characters hold hands and walk off across a field towards a rainbow.

[Morrison Lard]

Video cannot be viewed from my current location. In a country where this will almost certainly never be shown. Oh Graun, don't ever stop being you.

There's a shitty version on youtube if that's any good to you-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3TS1NP24c

When's that gyspy thing coming out with Considine? Been years since I heard any talk of that.

He got into a bit of a wrangle over the rights to that a few years back,
and I think it put the dampers on it for him, hopefully not permanently.

I think Considine would be perfect for this.
He pretty much nailed Bartley with Morell (Romeo Brass).

[holyzombiejesus]

Hope it's a bit less relentlessly grim this time around.

From what I remember Shane Meadows saying about his plans for this series, fat chance.

[BritishHobo]

Yeah isn't Woody like a scooter salesman coming home from his job and the others out on the piss I think. It's not just violence there's that tension thats been brewing because of Lol and its such a great scene. Need to get 4oD loaded up and find that.

Aye, fantastic scene. I'd not been sure of Gilgun in the third series of Misfits, but in that one scene he sold me completely on him as an actor. Heartbreaking and terrifying. As you say, it's just painfully tense, it's more about the horrible air and the sense that you just don't know what Woody's going to do next, and neither does he. The bit where he starts walking away and then piles back in, fucking hell.

Atrocious quality video on YouTube.

[DukeDeMondo]

I'm lookin forward to this, but I fuckin hated what they did to Lol in the last series. If it's anything like that I'll be proper disappointed.

Shane Meadows shittin himself, there, at the thought of DukeDeMondo off Cookd and Bombd bein disappointed. 

[imitationleather]

Are there going to be endless scenes of them doing Jack and Jills and dancing to S'Express?

Them all lying in a field loved up as the sun rises and Pacific State plays?

I probably would have lapped that shit up eight years ago.

[Lost Oliver]

Loved the film but the series was a bit too melodramatic. Some fun bits but overall I was disappointed. Will still watch it though - can't wait for the slo mo crying over sad music bits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c26U6yNyNw

[BritishHobo]

I'm lookin forward to this, but I fuckin hated what they did to Lol in the last series. If it's anything like that I'll be proper disappointed.

Shane Meadows shittin himself, there, at the thought of DukeDeMondo off Cookd and Bombd bein disappointed.

What didn't you like, out of interest? I remember really hating her in '86, but I'm not sure I can remember what she did in '88, I was too focused on my Gilgun obsession.

[Morrison Lard]

If you've never seen The Living Room I'd recommend it.
It's a doc by Shane Meadows about Gavin Clark, who did the music on most of his stuff.

Poor fella carked it a few months back too.

Deep in the core of me, I'm a bit fucked up.
I'm split 50/50; between me thinking I'm a complete twat,
and the other half of me thinks I'm fucking brilliant

[MuteBanana]

Sad to hear. I like a lot of the music Meadows uses. Vessel In Vain from Dead Man's Shoes is a killer.

[wooders1978]

I'm still really unsure about '86. Veers back and forth between bizarre Carry On-style comedy and really horrible, graphic nastiness.

That's the key point of the story though, the majority of the group are having a great time but unknown/unseen to the rest a key member of the group is having a piss awful time - it's explored further in '88

Looking forward to '90 - really love Shane's storytelling

[phantom_power]

If you've never seen The Living Room I'd recommend it.
It's a doc by Shane Meadows about Gavin Clark, who did the music on most of his stuff.

Poor fella carked it a few months back too.

I didn't know that. Sad to hear. Crazy On The Weekend by Sunhouse is one of my favourite songs

[Brundle-Fly]

I'm still really unsure about '86. Veers back and forth between bizarre Carry On-style comedy and really horrible, graphic nastiness.

Completely agree. The original film was excellent but TIE '86 series (although extremely good in parts), was a complete tonal mess with the comedy and drama.  Whereas TIE '88 was a return to form.

[MuteBanana]

Major cameo from a big star in the new series.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-set-huge-cameo-major-6252976#rlabs=1

Is the character they mention even important? The only reason anyone would be excited is if they were a member of the actors fan club.

Major cameo from a proper big star like Paddy Considine would be exicting. But a nothing character played by a fairly well known actor. Nah.

[up_the_hampipe]

Pukey was very forgettable, just one of Combo's stooges. Jack O'Connell is a great actor though, so hopefully they'll do something good with the character.

[DukeDeMondo]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/england-set-huge-cameo-major-6252976#rlabs=1

Right, lads, don't shite yourselves. He's not that big a name for Christ sake. Way they're goin on you'd think Saddam Hussein had got a part in the fuckin thing.

[thraxx]

Is it as good as Freedom '90?