This England resets premiere date

Six part UK drama This England has pushed back its premiere date by one week as a nation mourning period continues.

Over the weekend Sky Atlantic confirmed that they’ll be pushing back the start date to September 28th.

BBC First will follow suit, also pushing their premiere to 8:30pm Thursday September 29th.

Kenneth Branagh stars as former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the events surrounding the government and the country at large as the UK makes its way through the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Co-written and directed by Michael Winterbottom, the series also stars Ophelia Lovibond (Elementary) as Johnson’s then fiancée (now wife) Carrie Symonds, Simon Paisley Day (Brexit: The Uncivil War) as Boris’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings and Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) as former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

Based on Boris Johnson’s tumultuous first months as UK Prime Minister, This England traces the impact on Britain of the first wave of the pandemic. The drama takes us inside the halls of power, as Johnson (Branagh) grapples with Covid-19, Brexit, and a controversial personal and political life. The events in government are interwoven with first-hand testimonies from around the country, from the experts and scientists racing against time; the doctors, nurses and care-home workers working tirelessly and heroically on the frontline; and ordinary people whose lives were thrown into turmoil.