Review of This England

This England (2022)
6/10
Compelling However
14 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The series is compelling and starts by showing the disconnected and elitist behaviours of the conservative government under Boris Johnson's leadership.

The healthcare scenes are authentic and gut wrenching. However, there is extreme repetition, implying that they are padding necessitated by over editing or lack of story.

As the story starts to wrap-up something strange happens. The plot's trajectory was strongly against the government but then it pulls off and lays the blame on the consultants. You know the experts the government CHOOSES and HIRERS to help THEM to make policy decisions? The government is DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. Therefore, I can only be their fault.

I and many can't help but ponder if there wasn't some government manipulation. So, was this docudrama produced too early. I'd say yes.

However, it was brilliantly acted by Ken Branagh.
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