This Is England 86

Shane Meadows and Channel 4 are bringing the cast of 2006's 'This Is England' back together for a 4 part series this September.

Set 3 years on from the original film, 'This Is England 86' catches up with the original film cast three years later in 1986 as Shaun sits his last school exam and the reality of adulthood dawns and in mid-80s England he's going to have to find his own way in the world.

This Is England the movie was fantastic and we really have high expectations for it, here's what director Shane Meadows had to say on the new project...

"When I finished This Is England I had a wealth of material and unused ideas that I felt very keen to take further, audiences seemed to really respond to the characters we created and out of my long standing relationship with Film4 and Channel 4 the idea of a television serial developed.  Not only did I want to take the story of the gang broader and deeper, I also saw in the experiences of the young in 1986 many resonances to nows recession, lack of jobs, sense of the world turning point.  Whereas the film told part of the story, the TV serial will tell the rest."

This Is England 86 starts 7th September at 10pm only on Channel 4, check out the promo below, brings back childhood memories with the time stamp in the corner.

If you haven't seen This Is England you need to watch it before this starts.  The trailer for the original movie is also below.

Channel4.com/thisisengland86