Ever since it was announced some on social media have argued that it is \u201ctoo soon\u201d<\/a> after the event for the five-part series to have been made and now Gabriel Silver, the director for drama commissioning at Sky Studios, has admitted that when the idea was first \u201cfloated\u201d to him \u201cabout a year and a half ago\u201d, he \u201cprobably had similar thoughts\u201d.<\/p>\n Silver was speaking at this year\u2019s Edinburgh TV Festival, where he then said that he doesn\u2019t \u201cfeel that way anymore\u201d, adding that the drama is \u201corganically quite a holistic piece about a very specific piece of time which is the first six months of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n He said that it is probably \u201cquite important we do reflect on that period now, whilst we\u2019re all still feeling the effects of the pandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n Silver also added that while \u201cobviously there can be drama about COVID in 20 years\u2019 time\u201d which can give an \u201cimpression of the entire period\u201d, in this particular series the team were \u201cvery interested in the very human, instant, urgent response to it in that period, particularly by Government, but also everyone\u201d.<\/p>\n He said that he think\u2019s the series is \u201cvery forensic\u201d in examining that response, and assured viewers that it is \u201cvery responsibly told\u201d.<\/p> Alongside Branagh in the central role, the upcoming series also stars Ophelia Lovibond as Carrie Symonds (later Johnson), Tom Buchan as Matt Hancock and Tim Goodman as Stanley Johnson.<\/p>\n Read more coverage from the Edinburgh International TV Festival 2022:<\/strong><\/p>\n This England is coming to Sky Atlantic and NOW on 21st September 2022. Find out\u00a0how to sign up for Sky TV here<\/a>. Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Friday, 26 August 2022 at 12:00 am New Sky drama This England will dramatise the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with a particular focus on the role of the Government and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, played by Kenneth Branagh. 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