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Michael Winterbottom’s COVID-19 Drama ‘This England,’ With Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson, Flatlines: TV Review
07.10.2022 - 18:03 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran The crisis of leadership Britain has been plunged into over recent years merits sustained study as a cautionary tale. But it demands deeper and sharper analysis than is available in “This England,” a curiously indifferent six-part miniseries notionally centred on former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the initial coronavirus outbreak, currently limping out on Sky’s U.K. arm. When Winterbottom’s Revolution Films announced the project (originally titled “This Sceptred Isle”) last year – with Kenneth Branagh unveiled as the project’s Johnson – speculation was rife. Would the series be an ensemble satire, along the lines of Winterbottom’s rambunctious “24 Hour Party People”? Or an artfully sober inquiry, in the vein of the director’s Amanda Knox-inspired “The Face of an Angel”? In fact, it’s neither: what we’ve got is a hurriedly assembled primetime procedural that undermines its claim to rigorous accuracy from the off by misspelling the name of Johnson’s soon-to-be-wife Carrie Symonds in its opening credits.
Non-spellchecking proves a less significant flaw than Winterbottom and co-writer Kieron Quirke’s failure to communicate anything we didn’t already know. The opening moments sketch in a potential throughline in Johnson’s attempt to complete his long-mooted Shakespeare biography – the task political critics insist distracted the PM during the pandemic. Yet this promising set-up is soon overwritten by varyingly prosaic reconstructions: bitty, semi-improvised fragments of scenes, often featuring non-professional performers, which come and go, generally leaving less trace than the average Tweet on Johnson’s Downing Street tenure. Where 2021’s one-off COVID-19 telefilm “Care”
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King Charles III Names New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak After Historic Palace Meeting
A historic twist! King Charles III appointed England’s second new prime minister in less than two months following Liz Truss‘ whirlwind resignation.
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25.10.2022 / 15:03
Rishi Sunak takes aim at Liz Truss during first speech as Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak took aim at Liz Truss during his first address to the nation as prime minister saying "mistakes were made" while she was in office.
deadline.com
24.10.2022 / 18:07
“Am I Allowed To Be This Gleeful?”: BBC News Presenter Taken Off Air & Corporation Investigating Following Boris Johnson Remarks
A BBC News presenter has been taken off air for a potential impartiality breach after asking “Am I allowed to be this gleeful?” on a political program yesterday following Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the race to be Prime Minister.
deadline.com
19.10.2022 / 15:51
Liz Truss’s Former Aide Claims Team “Pretended Family Members Had Died” To Dodge BBC‘s ’Question Time’
Liz Truss’ difficult week is going from bad to worse. A former aide has claimed the under fire British Prime Minister’s advisers would lie about deaths in her family so she could miss appearing on British current affairs program Question Time.
nme.com
19.10.2022 / 14:03
Dwayne Johnson suggests he should take over from Liz Truss as Prime Minister
Dwayne Johnson has jokingly suggested he should take over Liz Truss as the UK Prime Minister.Speaking to Sky News at the premiere of his new “anti-hero” DC film Black Adam, Johnson gave a tongue-in-cheek response when asked if he would consider the position.“Are you ready for another Johnson prime minister?” he said, in reference to Truss’ predecessor Boris Johnson. “Maybe Rock prime minister?”He added: “I will tell you this… It’s great to be back in London.
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18.10.2022 / 19:05
ITV Loose Women's Coleen Nolan tells Linda Robson to 'be quiet' over heated Boris Johnson debate
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17.10.2022 / 18:21
Sir Derek Jacobi fears he'll never act on stage again
Sir Derek Jacobi fears he'll never act on stage again. The 83-year-old 'Cadfael' star began his career in the National Theatre in the 1960s and went on to become one of the UK's most prolific stage stars, performing both in London's West End and on Broadway as well as with the Royal Shakespeare Company - but Derek doubts he will ever tread the boards again. His last turn on stage was as Mercutio in a production of 'Romeo and Juliet' directed by Kenneth Branagh in 2016, and he has admitted it was a terrifying experience, telling the Guardian: "Toward the end, I would stand in the wings, terrified.
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13.10.2022 / 15:09
Dame Barbara Windsor's widower urges PM not to scrap dementia funds as he recalls final days
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10.10.2022 / 23:07
Unearthed 2018 clip shows Liz Truss warn tax cuts like hers could lead to 'boom and bust'
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