This Country
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2017 - 2020
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Mockumentary series exploring the lives of young people in modern rural Britain. Stars Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper, Paul Chahidi, Trevor Cooper, Michael Sleggs and more.
Streaming rank this week: 703
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This Country - the Aftermath review
Bawdy, witty, cruel... Shakespeare would be proud.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th October 2018Review: This Country - The Aftermath
Writers/stars/real-life siblings Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper are terrific as Kerry and Kurtan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2018This Country: The Aftermath review
In a hilarious special episode, Kerry was forced to give up on her father, while Kurtan mourned his job at the bowls club.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 10th October 2018Edinburgh TV Festival Awards nominations announced
Nominees for the 2018 Edinburgh TV Awards have been announced. The End Of The F***ing World, Daniel Lawrence Taylor and This Country's Daisy and Charlie Cooper are amongst those shortlisted.
British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2018How This Country became a hit with millennials
Hating the pilot but loving a YouTube clip the Coopers had made of a Scrabble-playing Kerry screaming to her mum "Is Dave a word?", the producer was clear: "The big thing we all wanted was that it should have the appearance of reality."
Royal Television Society, 13th June 2018South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018 nominees
Stand-up comedian Sophie Willan has been named the comedy breakthrough selection in The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018. In the TV comedy category, Catastrophe, Inside No. 9 and This Country are nominated.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2018This Country stars on that Swindon Town dress
"I just thought 'why not? If I'm going to do this once, I'm going to go big'," says This Country's Daisy May Cooper.
BBC, 14th May 2018Interview with maker of Daisy May Cooper's BAFTA dress
It was the most talked about dress on the BAFTA Red Carpet. Daisy May Cooper, one of the stars of the BBC mockumentary This Country wowed the crowds with an asymmetrical Swindon Town dress. SoGlos has caught up with Fiona Hesford, the designed behind the now famous dress.
So Glos, 14th May 2018BAFTA TV Awards 2018 winners
This Country, Murder In Successville, Toby Jones and Graham Norton were the winners at the BAFTA Television Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 13th May 2018Are UK sitcoms too sentimental?
The current crop of British comedies are peppered with 'hugging and learning', but how far can convivial comedy go before it veers into sentimental mush.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 27th April 2018