{"id":22835,"date":"2022-09-28T18:46:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1713523"},"modified":"2022-09-28T19:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T17:02:18","slug":"how-to-watch-boris-johnson-drama-this-england","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-boris-johnson-drama-this-england\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Boris Johnson drama This England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\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>It\u2019s the moment we\u2019ve all been waiting for (or perhaps dreading) \u2013 Sky\u2019s drama This England is now available to watch, featuring Kenneth Branagh in heavy prosthetics and a blonde wig as former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>The drama, which was previously titled This Sceptred Isle and written by Michael Winterbottom (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/the-trip-to-greece-rob-brydon-steve-coogan-release-date-locations\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Trip<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/greed-movie-steve-coogan\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Greed<\/a>), looks at the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the frontlines as well as the government\u2019s response to the global health crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Tracking the pandemic timeline from the first COVID wave, This England weaves together \u201ccountless <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-england-sky-true-story\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">true stories<\/a> from Boris Johnson in Number 10 to front line workers around the country,\u201d according to Winterbottom, while Sunday Times political editor Tim Shipman serves as a consultant.<\/p>\n<p>With the likes of Ophelia Lovibond, Andrew Buchan and Simon Paisley Day portraying real-life figures as well as Branagh \u2013 whose <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-england-kenneth-branagh-boris-johnson-transformation-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">transformation into Johnson has been documented in a featurette<\/a> \u2013 This England has been a highly-anticipated watch for those willing to revisit worrying pandemic times. But where and how can the drama be streamed?<\/p>\n<p>Read on to find out how to watch This England and when it will be airing on terrestrial TV.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to watch Boris Johnson drama This England<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/0630This-EnglandS01-4ca9cf0.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/0630This-EnglandS01-4ca9cf0.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1712504\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/0630This-EnglandS01-4ca9cf0.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in This England.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Phil Fisk\/Sky UK<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re ready to dive into the drama, which is based on true stories from the COVID-19 pandemic, then you can \u2013 all six episodes are currently available to stream on both\u00a0<strong>Sky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>NOW<\/strong> from today (28th September).<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, episode 1 of This England will be broadcast at <strong>9pm<\/strong> on\u00a0<strong>Sky Atlantic<\/strong> tonight, with the following episodes airing every Wednesday at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The drama was originally titled This Sceptred Isle, with Sky sharing a <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/kenneth-branagh-boris-johnson-this-sceptred-isle\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">first look image<\/a>\u00a0of Kenneth Branagh in his Boris Johnson costume back in February 2021.<\/p> <p><strong>All six episodes of This England are available now on Sky and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/now-tv\/&quot;\" 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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 Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s the moment we\u2019ve all been waiting for (or perhaps dreading) \u2013 Sky\u2019s drama This England is now available to watch, featuring Kenneth Branagh in heavy prosthetics and a blonde wig as former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 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