News about Michael Winterbottom

JAN MOIR: You are either in or out, according to the Queen. She was referring to Megxit and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's flight from royal deprivation to America's golden pastures. They'll be able to monetise their royal links and be able to make all the empowering podcasts they want. So why, almost three years later, is everything so very much worse instead of being so much better?

KATIE HIND: This England, written and directed by Left-leaning filmmaker Michael Winterbottom, has no opportunity to slur Mr Johnson personally and professionally, misrepresenting him professionally and professionally, and dragging up details of his personal life that are unrelated to his participation in the pandemic trial. Mr Winterbottom, a staunch supporter of the Labour Party and close friend of actor Steve Coogan, wrote storylines to remind viewers that Mr Johnson's older children are often reminded of him, though his relationships with him are painfully portrayed as being difficult. Just minutes into the first episode, Charles Dance, Mr Johnson's editor, says of him: 'Dignity still matters in public life, but Boris Johnson will never have it.' For those of us, his elevation would mark Britain's abandonment of any presuming to be a wealthy nation. I have a suspicion that Johnson will not regret selling the prize for which he has failed so long.'

Sir Kenneth Branagh (pictured left and right) admits that when he was asked to play Boris Johnson in a drama about the Covid virus's deadly first wave while Britain was still dealing with the second, he said it was too late. But then he read the script and realized that the show needed to be made right away, even though the memories were still fresh.

This England, starring Sir Kenneth Branagh, 61, as Mr Johnson, 58, tells the tale about the pandemic outbreak and the subsequent lockdown, based on first-hand testimony from people inside the government at the time. According to a trailer, the storyline will center around Mr Cummings, played by Simon Paisley Day, and his well-publicized falling out with the PM's then fiancee. Boris and Carrie, both performed by Sir Kenneth Branagh and Ophelia Lovibond; and Mr Cummings, portrayed by Simon Paisley Day.

He is seen snuggling on the sofa with Carrie, the Guardian of Galaxy actor Ophelia Lovibond of This England, which will include a snapshot of the PM's first few months in office. He is also seen fighting two of the key battles that defined his time in No10 - the Covid pandemic and Brexit - in a new trailer released today. Sky Atlantic announced that the mini-series would premiere on September 21. This is a fortnight after he resigns from office, but it is also the day that leadership favorite Liz Truss has confirmed that she will have an emergency cost-of-living budget.