Sir Kenneth Branagh has responded to critics who said that his upcoming Boris Johnson drama is too fresh in the memory to bring to TV.
, which was previously titled This Sceptred Isle, will follow the first few months of Johnson’s tenure as Prime Minister, leading up to the beginning of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.
The six-parter will also delve into the Tory leader’s own bout with Covid, after he was taken to intensive care in 2020 in the early days of the pandemic. However, the series has been met with a frosty reaction after critics questioned the show’s plot, considering the pandemic is still happening.– defended his project and hopes the events told on-screen will allow viewers to gain a deeper understanding.Kenneth Branagh stars as former PM Boris Johnson in This England ‘I think these events are unusual and part of what we must do is acknowledge them.’
‘It might allow people to process a little of what went on. Any way of understanding it better is important,’ he added toThis England was scheduled to launch on September 21, but will instead air a week later on September 28. Sky confirmed the show will be delayed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II ‘until after the official period of mourning’.Joining Branagh on This England will be Ophelia Lovebond as the politician’s wife
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