This is England '86

What was the rationale -

• many unused ideas from the film;
• Shane Meadows wanted to expand on the storyline of the film;
• tells the rest of the story.
• topical; with current recession, it is relevant to modern affairs.

Who was involved -

• Shane Meadows & Mark Herbert (same director & executive producer)
• Tom Harper (different director of Episodes 1 & 2) from Skins and Misfits.
• greater number of crew involved
• same principal cast, although this time Lol is the central character.

Budget -

• £20 million to be spent on an expanded cast & crew.
• production was funded mainly by EMedia & Screen Yorkshire.
• also, Channel 4 used money obtained from axing Big Brother to finance.
• sponsored by Peugeot.
• Warp weren't involved in ''86', Channel 4 & Film4 were the companies involved.

Target Audience -

• by using similar devices to Shameless & Skins, ''86' gains a similar audience;
• by combining this with an audience of people who lived in the 80's, the show has a larger audience range than the film.

Differences with This is England (film) -

• More locations and props
• Different, imaginative cinematography (less handheld)
• More post-production enhancements
• More than one character story
• More artificial lighting used.

All these differences are in place because of the superior funding given to the TV show project, compared to the film.