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.
- Series 1, Episode 5 repeated Friday 7th March at 10:40pm on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 508
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Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 26th October 2021Book extract: Daisy May Cooper on creating This Country
'We cleaned by night and wrote by day'.
Daisy May Cooper, The Guardian, 16th October 2021Charlie & Daisy May Cooper to appear in US This Country
Charlie and Daisy May Cooper are to appear in the US version of This Country, reprising their roles as Kurtan and Kerry Mucklowe.
Chortle, 18th June 2021Inside No. 9 wins BAFTA award
Inside No. 9 has won the BAFTA award for Scripted Comedy. Aimee Lou Wood and Charlie Cooper won acting awards, with Romesh Ranganathan picking up the Entertainment Performance prize. Meanwhile The Big Narstie Show triumphed in the Comedy Entertainment Programme category.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2021Why US This Country remake might fall foul
Ultimately, of course, it's unfair to judge anything from its first trailer. Whether it's good or bad or awful it won't tarnish the brilliance of the original show but it will always be fascinating to see what American producers do with these very British comedies to make them appeal to a wider American audience.
Luke, The Custard TV, 18th May 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Broadcast Awards 2021 comedy nominees revealed
Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 15th April 2021Ignore the critics: British TV comedy is in rude health
Shows such as Fleabag and This Country are setting a gold standard - and the naysayers are reflecting on glory days that never existed.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 7th March 2021Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2021Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021