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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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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

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

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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

It’s time to head back to 2020

Daily Mirror

Kenneth Branagh unrecognisable as Boris Johnson in first look at new Covid drama

The upcoming drama This England sees Sir Kenneth Branagh portraying Boris Johnson in an five-part series on the PM's leadership during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic

The National (Scotland)

First look at Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in new Sky series

SKY has shared a new video of Sir Kenneth Branagh playing Boris Johnson.

Wales Online

Sky teaser shows actors playing Boris Johnson and Carrie in Covid drama

The star is unrecognisable in heavy make-up to play the Prime Minister

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