Based on the gripping film of the same name which starred Gary Oldman, 'The Firm' is a brutal coming of age story set around the casual violence and pack mentality of English football hooliganism at its 1980s peak. find out more...

Back in England, in the early 80s, bullied at school and mourning his father, recently dead in Thatcher's heroic Falklands War, lonely 12-year-old Shaun finds solace with a gang of older youths in the ska influenced skinhead subculture, a culture that was about to be hijacked by a nasty and virulent form of white power nationalism. Largely based round Shane Meadows' own experiences growing up on an impoverished Nottingham housing estate. Strongly recommended. find out more...

A spin-off from the 2006 film 'This Is England', but set three years later, 'This Is England '86' focuses on the mod revival scene rather than the skinhead subculture. Though the mini-series stars much of the same cast as the film Shaun (Thomas Turgoose) plays a less central role and the series's main character is Lol (Vicky McClure). Against the backdrop of the1986 FIFA World Cup and, as he completes his last school exam, Shaun realises he will have to find his way in the world. His friends, wh find out more...

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