This Is England
E501715
This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Is England canonical | 3 |
| This Is England '86 | 3 |
| This Is England '88 | 3 |
| This Is England '90 | 3 |
| This Is England ’86 | 1 |
| This Is England ’88 | 1 |
| This Is England ’90 | 1 |
| This Is England ’90 (TV score) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5190841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Is England Context triple: [Stephen Graham, notableWork, This Is England]
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A.
The Guns of Brixton
"The Guns of Brixton" is a 1979 reggae-influenced punk song by The Clash, known for its heavy bassline and themes of police oppression and urban unrest.
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B.
Gangs of London
Gangs of London is a British crime drama television series that explores the violent power struggles between rival criminal organizations in contemporary London.
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C.
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers is a popular British musical by Willy Russell that tells the tragic story of separated twins whose lives intertwine across class divides.
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D.
Peepshow
"Peepshow" is a 1988 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its eclectic, experimental sound and critical acclaim.
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E.
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British horror-comedy film that parodies zombie movies while following an underachiever’s chaotic attempt to save his loved ones during a zombie apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: This Is England Target entity description: This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
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A.
The Guns of Brixton
"The Guns of Brixton" is a 1979 reggae-influenced punk song by The Clash, known for its heavy bassline and themes of police oppression and urban unrest.
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B.
Gangs of London
Gangs of London is a British crime drama television series that explores the violent power struggles between rival criminal organizations in contemporary London.
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C.
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers is a popular British musical by Willy Russell that tells the tragic story of separated twins whose lives intertwine across class divides.
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D.
Peepshow
"Peepshow" is a 1988 studio album by British post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its eclectic, experimental sound and critical acclaim.
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E.
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British horror-comedy film that parodies zombie movies while following an underachiever’s chaotic attempt to save his loved ones during a zombie apocalypse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
television series franchise ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
This Is England '86
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
This Is England '88 NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England '90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
NERFINISHED
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British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately £5 million worldwide ⓘ |
| castMember |
Andrew Shim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jo Hartley NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Gilgun NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosamund Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Turgoose NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicky McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Combo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lol Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Danny Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Shane Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Optimum Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Chris Wyatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Derbyshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | skinhead subculture ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
This Is England '86
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
This Is England '88 NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is England '90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
racism
ⓘ
social unrest ⓘ youth subculture ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ludovico Einaudi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | working-class life in England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of far-right extremism in the UK
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portrayal of 1980s British skinhead culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Mark Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warp Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| runtime | 101 minutes ⓘ |
| settingPlace | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1983 ⓘ |
| writer | Shane Meadows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Is England Description of subject: This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
This Is England '86
this entity surface form:
This Is England '88
this entity surface form:
This Is England '90
this entity surface form:
This Is England '86
this entity surface form:
This Is England '88
this entity surface form:
This Is England '90
this entity surface form:
This Is England '86
this entity surface form:
This Is England '88
this entity surface form:
This Is England '90
this entity surface form:
This Is England ’90 (TV score)
this entity surface form:
This Is England ’86
this entity surface form:
This Is England ’88
this entity surface form:
This Is England ’90