This Is England '86 (2010)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (15,971 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Joseph Gilgun Richard 'Woody' Woodford
Vicky McClure Lol
Stephen Graham Combo
Thomas Turgoose Shaun
Andrew Ellis Gadget
Andrew Shim Milky

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

8.13 avg 4 episodes 7.7 → 8.7 48 min avg

Rising
Slow burn
Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.7	474
2	Episode #1.2	7.9	423
3	Episode #1.3	8.2	416
4	Episode #1.4	8.7	443