{"id":22809,"date":"2022-09-28T15:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1713277"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:47:15","slug":"see-how-kenneth-branagh-transformed-into-boris-johnson-for-this-england","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/see-how-kenneth-branagh-transformed-into-boris-johnson-for-this-england\/","title":{"rendered":"See how Kenneth Branagh transformed into Boris Johnson for This England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Kenneth Branagh\u2019s stunning and uncanny transformation for brand-new Sky series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-sceptred-isle-release-date-cast-and-latest-news-on-boris-johnson-drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">This England<\/a> shocked viewers when they first saw his look unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a new featurette has been released which includes interviews with cast members and the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-england-sky-true-story\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">show\u2019s writer Michael Winterbottom<\/a>, explaining how the transformation was achieved.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Branagh says that playing Boris was a \u201clife-changing part\u201d for him, before explaining that his approach to the role was to \u201cread everything that he had written, in addition radio programmes and interviews, examples of how he dealt with difficult questions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Branagh continues: \u201cI suppose essentially the goal was to try and find how he, by his own hand, expressed himself to the world.\u201d You can watch the full video right here now.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Becoming\" boris=\"\" this=\"\" england=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/reuNd9JxvGg?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Winterbottom and Branagh go on to talk about the \u201cphysical preparation\u201d involved in playing the character, as well as the prosthetics and make up, which Branagh says took between \u201ctwo and three hours\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the cast all explain that because of this they never actually met Branagh as himself \u2013 by the time they saw him each day he was already in the Boris make-up.<\/p> <p>After discussing the level of improvisation involved in each scene, with each actor described as an \u201cexpert\u201d in their own character, Winterbottom says that he\u2019s not sure \u201cwe would have ever made the series\u201d if Branagh \u201chadn\u2019t said yes to doing it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This follows <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-england-carrie-johnson-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ophelia Lovibond explaining<\/a> her own process for developing her role, and discussing exclusively with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> why she didn\u2019t reach out to the real Carrie Johnson before playing her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All six episodes of This England are available now on Sky and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/now-tv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">NOW<\/a> \u2013 find out more about\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Ftv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">how to sign up for Sky TV<\/a>. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 12:00 am Kenneth Branagh\u2019s stunning and uncanny transformation for brand-new Sky series This England shocked viewers when they first saw his look unveiled. 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