FAO This is England/Shane Meadows fans

**passinginterest** · 13/09/2010, 1:44 PM

Apprently the focus is going to be on Lol for the series. I haven't seen much Meadows stuff but apparently this is the first time he's set a story around a female lead.

**SkStu** · 13/09/2010, 4:39 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Apprently the focus is going to be on Lol for the series..

more negative coverage of the league no doubt...

**SwanVsDalton** · 21/09/2010, 3:44 AM

Just watched the first two episodes back-to-back on 4OD, seems the best way to do it since the first ep is a little slow but the second is just great imo. Really enjoying it so far and it's beautifully made (as you'd expect from Meadows).

**gustavo** · 23/09/2010, 8:54 AM

The last episode was brilliant - really sets it up for the final episode

**passinginterest** · 23/09/2010, 9:26 AM

There was some criticism that the first couple of episodes were a bit too light, but I think the third was possibly some of the most difficult and disturbing television I've ever seen and it's more than likely going to get much darker in the final episode. It really is a brilliantly put together mini series.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 23/09/2010, 11:00 AM

Haven't seen the 3rd episode but I'd have to admit I thought it's been a bit of a pastiche of the movie so far and has nearly as much in common with Gavin and Stacey.

**holidaysong** · 23/09/2010, 12:04 PM

I won't ruin it on you LR, but passinginterest you're spot on about episode 3 alright. 'That scence' at the end was pretty heavy alright.

**Macy** · 24/09/2010, 9:48 AM

Aye, it was harrowing - about as far removed from "Gavin and Stacey" as you can get.

**Billsthoughts** · 29/09/2010, 12:45 PM

excellent finish to this. some of the most powerfull tv in a long time.

**centre mid** · 29/09/2010, 1:35 PM

The final two episodes were some of the best TV I've seen in a long time. Hard to watch at times but very powerful.

**passinginterest** · 30/09/2010, 1:06 PM

Noticeable that Meadows only directed the last 2 episodes. Very hard to watch at times but really shows what a powerful medium television can be. Another update in a few years to take it into the 90's might be interesting.

**Neish** · 30/09/2010, 9:30 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Noticeable that Meadows only directed the last 2 episodes. Very hard to watch at times but really shows what a powerful medium television can be. Another update in a few years to take it into the 90's might be interesting.

SPOILER: Yeah was expecting Woddy to find out about Milky and Lol, was also expecting Combo to play a bigger role.

**Kingdom** · 04/10/2010, 12:58 AM

Fcuk sake Neish.

At least give it a week. Some of us ain't seen the last episode.

**Neish** · 04/10/2010, 8:31 AM

Sorry, but why would you read a thread reviewing a show if ya hadn't already seen it?

**sligoman** · 04/10/2010, 1:23 PM

Originally Posted by Neish

Sorry, but why would you read a thread reviewing a show if ya hadn't already seen it?

Spoiler tags are there for that reason.

**centre mid** · 04/10/2010, 3:06 PM

I don't understand the part in the final episode where the aliens try and take over the estate and don't get me started on the whole vampire plot line.

**Neish** · 04/10/2010, 4:55 PM

Yeah and why did gadget go mental and kill Shaun?

**tetsujin1979** · 04/10/2010, 11:10 PM

I think it's a testament to the writing that the final scene, when Shaun woke up and it was all a dream, didn't come off as trite or pandering to the critics