A new trailer has been released for This England - a new five-part Sky drama that focuses on Boris Johnson's first months as UK Prime Minister. The series, which has been written by Michael Winterbottom and Kieran Quirke, sees Academy Award-winning actor Kenneth Branagh in the lead role as Johnson.
Ever since the series was first announced, viewers have been shocked by the make-up transformation that Branagh went through in order to become the departing Prime Minister. The series also stars Broadchurch's Andrew Buchan as disgraced MP Matt Hancock, Ophelia Lovibond as Carrie Johnson and Simon Paisley-Day as Dominic Cummings.
Over the course of five episodes, Johnson's divisive tenure as Prime Minister will be explored, with the Covid-19 pandemic at the forefront of the action. The new trailer for the series has shown clips of Johnson's time in intensive care after he caught coronavirus himself. But when exactly does this new series release?
When can you watch This England?
This England is set to debut on Sky Atlantic and NowTV on Wednesday, September 21. There will be five episodes in the series.
Here is the plot summary from Sky: “This England will tell the tale of some of the most devastating events to ever befall the United Kingdom, and of a Prime Minister leading in these unprecedented times.
"The drama will trace the impact on Britain from this once in a generation pandemic, and the response of scientists, nurses, and doctors as they worked tirelessly and heroically to contain and overcome the virus.
"It is based on the first-hand testimony of people from all walks of life; from Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), and from hospitals and care homes across the country."
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