This England
 

This England

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Anyone watching?

I'm 2 episodes in.

Like a slow motion World War Z.

The Cummings character comes across as a right shit despite looking like Chipps.

Carrie and Hancock seem to be quite sympathetically written.

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 9:39 am
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Bit like that Margaret Thatcher bio film... not something I'd watch for entertainment. Saw far too much of the ****s on the news already.

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 10:41 am
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Feels like the handling of the pandemic in 2020 is still a live issue, and something like this creates an 'authorised version' when I'm sure there is a lot more information that needs to come out.

And as above, bit soon for me.

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 11:01 am
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On episode 3 now.

It is a bit raw.

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 11:36 am
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Is it only about England or is it doing the usual conflating of England and the UK?

Cummings behaviour had effects well beyond England

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 12:19 pm
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Going to give it a miss as I don't want Alexander Johnson painting in any way shape or form any less than the **** he is. The statement above about the portraying of little Matty and Carrie-Antoinette reinforces that.

Also I think it's too soon. COVID is still with us and there is still stuff that Johnson did that is to come out.

 
Posted : 01/10/2022 12:28 pm