Name: This England
Released: 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Ophelia Lovibond, Andrew Buchan

Available on Prime Video, BritBox

Based on Boris Johnson’s tumultuous first months as Prime Minister, trace the impact on the country of the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. Follow along inside the halls of power as Johnson grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life.

Drama · 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

Starring Kenneth Branagh , Ophelia Lovibond , Andrew Buchan

Director Julian Jarrold , Michael Winterbottom

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Boris Johnson wins the 2019 General Election and prepares for government. Covid-19 emerges in China and spreads across Asia to Europe.

1 hr 2 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

As the UK prepares for rising Covid-19 cases, hospitals and care homes make plans on how to deal with the pandemic.

51 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

As Covid cases rise, care homes seek guidance on testing staff and residents who have been in contact with the virus. Carrie and Boris host a baby shower at Chequers as WHO and scientists stress importance of testing.

50 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Lockdown begins in the UK as the Cabinet discusses setting up a temporary Nightingale hospital at the Excel Centre in East London. The situation in care homes and hospitals continues to get worse as deaths rise.

51 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

A jogger sees Cummings and his family in Durham as more and more people fall ill with Coronavirus. Boris is taken to St. Thomas' hospital as his symptoms persist. Care homes and hospitals struggle to cope with the number of Covid cases and deaths.

44 min · Jan 1, 2022
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

[Final Episode] Boris continues to recover with physio sessions and a new diet. The Department of Health pushes for 100,000 tests per day and plans to source PPE. Journalist Pippa Crerar also begins to investigate reports that Dominic Cummings was seen in Durham.

1 hr 1 min · Jan 1, 2022