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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} '''''This Is England''''' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates that skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture, especially ska, soul and reggae music, became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene. Two [[Time Skip\|timeskipped]] [[Spin-Off]] [[Miniseries]] were produced for [[Channel ~~Four~~4]]. ''This is England '86'' takes place three years later, with Shaun making amends and rejoining the skinheads, Lol's father returning and Combo's release. ''This is England '88'' features Shaun in college and Lol raising a child. ~~----~~ {{tropelist}} ~~=== The film contains examples of: ===~~ * [[Almighty Mom]]: The scene where Shaun's mum storms into the cafe and tells off the skinheads for giving her son an [[Important Haircut]] without her permission. * [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Combo unexpectedly declares his love for Lol, giving her a present and telling her she was the only thing that got him through his three years in jail. He can barely get his words out at first, and begins to tremble uncontrollably when Lol coldly rejects him, barely holding back the tears. Line 34: * [[Mood Whiplash]] * [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: After Combo lays the smackdown on Milky, Banjo, Meggy and Shaun in a blind rage, he collapses into a heap and starts crying over Milky's lifeless body. * [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]: Combo gets stoned with Milky and appears to bond with him, but subsequently undergoes a transformation when Milky begins talking about his amazing family life. Combo begins to verbally abuse him, which Milky reacts to with a wry smile. Combo blows his top and beats Milky to an unconscious pulp in a rather graphic and disturbing scene. ** He becomes so consumed with violent rage that he then smashes a wine bottle over his best friend Banjo's head, almost impulsively. * [[Nothing but Hits]]: Say what you like about skinheads, they had some damn fine taste in music. * [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: Gadget, Lol, Woody, [[Black Best Friend\|Milky]], [[Meaningful Name\|Combo]], Banjo, [[Unfortunate Names\|Smell...]] {{quote\| '''Smell:''' ''I guess cause it sounds a bit like Michelle... [[Dissimile\|but not really.]]''}} * [[Oop North]]: The setting is deliberately vague, but is implied to be somewhere around Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The movie was filmed in the suburbs of Nottingham and [[Grim Up North\|Grim]]sby, while the miniseries was filmed in Sheffield. Strong provincial accents abound - it is about as far away from [[Britain Is Only London]] as it can get. * [[Pet the Dog]]: Combo may be a violent racist, but he does have a sensitive side... * [[Power Walk]]: Done twice. The first time is very light-spirited, highlighting [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming\|Shaun's acceptance into Woody's gang.]] The second time is much darker in tone, when Shaun {{spoiler\|joins Combo's gang of skinheads, who are much more violent and racist than Woody's.}} * [[Strawman Political]]: Averted - both Combo's and some of the National Front members' arguments for their beliefs are real nationalist beliefs, whether you [[Misaimed Fandom\|take them]] or [[Deliberate Values Dissonance\|leave them]]. * [[~~Useful Notes/Skinheads\|~~Skinheads]] * [[Taking the Heat]]: Also a [[Noodle Incident]], Combo went to prison for something Woody did in the past. * [[Title Drop]]: [[Ear Worm\|Oh title, oh yeah, title's gonna drop on you...]] Line 53: * [[Absentee Actor]]: Threee characters from the film are mysteriously missing from the miniseries - Pukey, Kes and Pob (Milky's girlfriend). No explanation is given for their absence, although possibly [[Justified Trope\|justified]] considering the series takes place three years later and friends can come and go in that time. ** Pukey and Kes are effectively replaced by Harvey, who was a minor schoolyard bully in the film and not a member of the skinheads. * [[A Day in ~~The~~the Limelight]]: Gives Lol, Woody and Milky a lot more scrutiny. * [[Ascended Extra]]: Harvey, who had a very brief appearance in the film as a bully at Shaun's school, is now a fully-fledged member of the gang. ** Not only him but Flip, the hilarious leader of the biker gang, had a "blink-and-you-miss-it" moment in the film as the boy who mocked Shaun's trousers outside Mister Sandhu's shop. * [[Large Ham]]: Flip to a tee. * [[New Job Episode]] * [[Parent ~~With~~with New Paramour]] * [[Rape Asas Backstory]]: {{spoiler\|Lol, by her father}}. * [[Rape Asas Drama]] * [[Taking the Heat]]: {{spoiler\|Combo}} * [[Time Skip]] Line 69: [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:This Is England]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Independent Films]] [[Category:British Films]] [[Category:Multiple Works Need Separate Pages]] [[Category:BAFTA Award (Film)]] [[Category:Film]]