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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producer | Richard Brown |
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| Network | Sky Atlantic |
| Release | 28 September 2022 |
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This England (originally titled This Sceptred Isle) is a British docudrama television miniseries written by Michael Winterbottom and Kieron Quirke. It depicts the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom based on testimonies of people in the Boris Johnson administration, on the various intergovernmental advisory groups (including the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies), and in other affected British institutions such as care homes and hospitals.[1][2] It premiered on Sky Atlantic and Now on 28 September 2022.[3] Kenneth Branagh stars as Boris Johnson, and Ophelia Lovibond as Carrie Symonds.
- ^ "Kenneth Branagh transforms into Boris Johnson in uncanny first-look photo for new coronavirus drama". Sky News. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Boris Johnson and Covid dramatised in This England: 'People might say we went too easy on him'". Financial Times. 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Sky Shifting 'This England' Launch Date By One Week To Respect UK Period Of Mourning". Deadline. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.