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England Expects

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England Expects
GenreDrama
Written byFrank Deasy
Directed byTony Smith
StarringSteven Mackintosh
Keith Barron
Susan Vidler
Sadie Thompson
Camille Coduri
Karl Johnson
Preeya Kalidas
Nitin Ganatra
Sadiqul Islam
Theme music composerNitin Sawhney
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersRuth Caleb, Nick Ryan
CinematographyTim Palmer
EditorJerry Leon
Running time120 min (2 parts)
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)

England Expects is a British television film produced by BBC Scotland in 2004.[1] It stars Steven Mackintosh and was written by Frank Deasy. Nick Ryan, a journalist and the author of an exposé into far-right groups, worldwide (Homeland: Into a World of Hate[2]), was the show's creative producer.[3]

Synopsis

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Ex-hooligan Ray Knight (Steven Mackintosh) is a normal everyday family man living and working as a security guard at a large investment bank in Canary Wharf. He is a highly protective father to his teenage daughter Nikki (Sadie Thompson), who lives with her alcoholic mother Sadie (Camille Coduri) at their flat in a run down estate.

After a failed attempt to help Nikki and Sadie move into a new housing development, which is being competed for between Whites and Asians, and discovering that Nikki is involved in heroin addiction with her Asian neighbour and only friend Rashel (Sadiqul Islam), Ray's anger drives him to join the far-right political ring led by his old friend Larry Knowles (Keith Barron).

Production notes

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The film's main objective is to explore the far-right and issues of racism.

References

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  1. ^ BBC – Press Office – England Expects
  2. ^ Collin, Matthew (10 May 2003). "With the boot boys". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382668/ England Expects on IMDB [user-generated source]
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