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Political events now so quickly turn into TV drama that we risk confusing fact and fiction

This England covers Boris Johnson’s time in office. But that was only yesterday...

The Guardian - UK

From Boris to Borgen: MPs and TV writers on what shows about politics get right... and very wrong

With Boris Johnson drama This England about to air, MPs including Jess Phillips and Andrew Mitchell on why they can’t get enough of political shows

Evening Standard

This England: how to watch the Boris Johnson drama series

Director Michael Winterbottom says he does not think the ex-prime minister will be ‘flattered’ but hopes he will still tune in

Evening Standard

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This England: Director says Kenneth Brannagh did "great job" in portraying Boris Johnson

"I hope that he was flattered when he heard that Kenneth Branagh was going to be playing him...he's a great actor"

Belfast Live

Boris Johnson may not be flattered by portrayal in This England, says director

The series will follow the former prime minister during the first weeks of the pandemic response

Evening Standard

Johnson may not be flattered by his portrayal in This England, says director

The series will follow the former prime minister during the first weeks of the pandemic response.

The Independent UK

From Ticket to Paradise to This England: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re jonesing for some Hollywood escapism or Kenneth Branagh’s best Boris Johnson impression, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

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Kenneth Branagh hits back at complaints Boris Johnson Covid drama is ‘too soon’

Actor portrays the former prime minister in the new drama ‘This England’

The Independent UK

‘I think the king is but a man’: why we, like King Charles, always reach for Shakespeare’s words

The new monarch is quick to quote the playwright, but given the bard’s genius with simple language, who wouldn’t?

The Guardian - UK

Heartbreak High, Rings of Power, Blonde: what’s new to streaming in Australia this September

Plus a starry drama about the Bali bombings, new Rick and Morty and Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson

The Guardian - AU

What links This England to Angelina Jolie, via Matt Hancock?

With the five-part drama coming to screens soon, we go down the pandemic rabbit hole with Michael Winterbottom, Daniel Pearl and Kenneth Branagh

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a cruise-ship murderer is unmasked in Agatha Christie’s Hjerson

Sven Hjerson is on the case in this quirky comedy-drama. Plus: Have I Got News for You bids farewell to Boris Johnson. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best TV dramas coming this autumn

From the return of Happy Valley and The Crown to new shows starring Gemma Arterton, Kenneth Branagh and Guy Pearce, there’s a lot to stay in for

The Guardian - UK

Belfast to Samaritan: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Kenneth Branagh presents a nostalgic ode to his childhood with exceptional turns from Jamie Dornan and Caitríona Balfe, while Sylvester Stallone plays a retired superhero

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‘It’s almost like a soap’: Saoirse Ronan and David Oyelowo on how the whodunnit rose from the dead

See How They Run, Tom George’s tongue-in-cheek murder mystery, is riding high on the genre’s new wave. Its director and stars discuss the rich history of the format – and why it always returns in trying times

The Guardian - UK

The Rings of Power, the Clintons’ heroes and Planet Sex: the must-see TV of autumn 2022

Middle-earth springs into TV life, Hillary and Chelsea interview gutsy women, Cara Delevingne explores sexuality, plus hellish hotels, pop cults and feuding royals … here is all the unmissable TV coming soon

Belfast Live

This England trailer shows Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in new clips

The drama is set to launch on Sky Atlantic on September 21

Wales Online

When can I watch This England? Release date for new Sky series on Boris Johnson

Kenneth Branagh stars in the five-part series which focuses on Boris Johnson's first months as Prime Minister

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'nanny' claims PM sacked her after comparing her to 'ugly old lamp'

Cleo Watson, who was recruited as head of Priorities and Campaigns by Dominic Cummings, has lifted the lid on the chaos in Downing Street in the early days of the Covid crisis

The Guardian - UK

Boris won’t go that easily! The Undeclared War and the perils of writing near-future TV

The Undeclared War imagines a Britain with Boris Johnson finally gone, Ukraine fallen and cyber attacks crippling the country. Will audiences buy it? We examine the pitfalls of political TV

The Independent UK

Kenneth Branagh’s Boris Johnson transformation baffles viewers: ‘That’s Kenneth Branagh?!’

‘Branagh might have one of the strangest bodies of work in film history,’ one commenter wrote

Belfast Live

Watch: First look as Kenneth Branagh becomes Boris Johnson in new TV show

The Belfast-born actor will play the Prime Minister in the upcoming drama 'This England'

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson revealed in This England teaser

Sky Atlantic series follows PM’s tumultuous first months in No 10 as he grapples with pandemic

Manchester Evening News

Sky viewers slam new Boris Johnson Covid drama This England as 'tone-deaf' and 'too soon'

The new drama show will depict how the prime minister dealt with Covid-19, Brexit as well as controversy within his personal and political life

Evening Standard

This England: First-look trailer for Covid-19 drama shows Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson

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