This Is England (2007) – Filming Locations
Drama / Crime · Directed by Shane Meadows · Starring Thomas Turgoose, Jo Hartley
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Where was This Is England filmed?
- Nottinghamshire, England, Nottinghamshire – Primary filming location for the entire film, establishing the working-class English setting. Shane Meadows shot extensively across Nottinghamshire, his home region, to authentically capture the 1980s working-class British youth culture and skinhead subculture backdrop
- Nottingham, England, Nottingham – Multiple scenes of daily life, street encounters, and the developing narrative of Shaun's integration into skinhead culture. Urban streets and neighborhoods of Nottingham provide the gritty, authentic locations where the main action unfolds and Shaun meets the skinhead crew
- Leicester, England, Leicester – Confrontation and tension scenes as the skinhead group travels to rival locations. Real-world rival town used to depict the geographical and social tensions between different regional skinhead factions