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This Is England '90

This Is England '90

20157.91 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Shaun, Harvey, Gadget, Trev and Kelly hit up the nightlife of raves and ecstasy. Woody and Lol are happy, living together with their kids and Combo is still in prison. But things slowly change. This is the year 1990 and This is England.

Created by Jack Thorne
Written by Jack Thorne
Produced by Mark Herbert, Rebekah Wray-Rogers
NetworksChannel 4

Top Cast

Vicky McClure

Vicky McClure

Lol

Joseph Gilgun

Joseph Gilgun

Richard 'Woody' Woodford

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Combo

Thomas Turgoose

Thomas Turgoose

Shaun Fields

Andrew Shim

Andrew Shim

Michael 'Milky'

Chanel Cresswell

Chanel Cresswell

Kelly

Jo Hartley

Jo Hartley

Cynth

Andrew Ellis

Andrew Ellis

Gadget

Michael Socha

Michael Socha

Harvey

Danielle Watson

Danielle Watson

Trev

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Themes & Keywords

hippierapeecstasyheroincannabisyorkshireracismdrugsbritish pubrave culturemanchester1990s

About This Is England '90

This Is England '90 is a drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of hippie, rape, ecstasy, heroin, cannabis, yorkshire. Created by Jack Thorne, it stars Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Stephen Graham. Shaun, Harvey, Gadget, Trev and Kelly hit up the nightlife of raves and ecstasy. Woody and Lol are happy, living together with their kids and Combo is still in prison. But things slowly change. This is the year 1990 and This is England.

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