This is England '86 notes.

This is England '86 is a remake of the original film. It was a drama series aired on Channel 4 in 2010...

Key Points:

• Directors: Shane Meadows and Tom Harper
• Producer: Derrin Schlesinger
• Production Company: Warp Films
• Executive Producers: Mark Herbert and Shane Meadows
• Funding: Screen Yorkshire Filming, EM Media

This is England '86 shows how much the original characters from the film have changed. The aim of the series was to express how life was in the 80's and how cultures were developing. The skin head culture had phased out into this series and the mod revival was introduced. The recession was also clear in this series because they struggled to pay for some things. This appeals to the audience as they can relate to this situation because it is still going on to this day. This series appeals to older teenagers as they are a similar age and can relate to their personality. Directors would have also taken into consideration that teenagers that originally watched the film in 2006 will have gotten older and would want to see the remake of when the cast grew up in 2008. Meadows also used the same cast which encourages viewers to watch it even more because they know what to expect and can understand the story more. The film was also shot in Sheffield which was the same location as the film. By having the same links, it attracts the same viewers as they can understand the story a lot quicker and don't have to worry about learning new characters or settings. The budget for the television series was a lot higher than the film. This is because it would be more popular because the teenage audience know what to expect.  The difference between budgets were extreme. For the film it was £1.5 million whereas the television series it was £20million. By having this large budget, they could focus more on artificial, additional lighting and include more settings and locations. A wider variety of cameras were also used and editing software was a better quality which was a bonus as the quality of film overall was improved. The final change that Meadows made was that the series doesn't just focus on the main character Sean, other characters were introduced and were seen a lot more than in the film. This appealed to the audience as they could learn a lot more about each individual character.