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: 499
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Two Baftas meant BBC3's mockumentary could no longer be described as underrated. Could it cash those high expectations with a better second series? Yes. Charlie and Daisy May Cooper's snapshots of two wastrel cousins in a knackered Cotswolds village welcomed newcomers with a fresh torrent of stupid antics and twisted one-liners, particularly from Daisy May Cooper as both Kerry Mucklow and her mother Sue, who's becoming one of the great never-seen comedy characters. It was more sturdily put together this year, too, with some textbook sitcom plotting and stronger pathos, as we saw what matters to these young people who are so hilariously careless on the surface.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 28th December 2018Review 2018: Top TV 2018
I don't know what it says about the times we are living in but comedy seems to have slipped into all sorts of programmes this year. I've kept my choices to more traditional comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2018What happened next? The stars of This Country
'Success? I wish that showed up on my bloody bank balance'.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 18th December 2018Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Derry Girls, Detectorists, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Country and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2018Why the 'cringe com' reigns
Whether it's cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th November 2018I Talk Telly Award nominations published
Nominees for TV blog I Talk Telly's 2018 awards have been revealed, with the final series of ITV's Benidorm amongst those leading the running.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2018DVD review: This Country Season One & Two
It is nevertheless, quite brilliant.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 22nd October 2018Reviews: There She Goes; This Country
A TV show can be written with the best of intentions, made with love, commitment and an all-star cast, and yet sometimes this isn't enough.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 17th October 2018New wave of comedies likely to make you cry and laugh
The new of wave of comedies are as likely to make you cry as laugh - and that's great
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 12th October 2018This Country - the Aftermath review
This Country is funny. Not so much with the LOLs, but as a comedy of the silent squirm, it is unbeatable.
Alastair McKay, Evening Standard, 12th October 2018