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This Country
| This Country | |
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| Directed by | Tom George |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stephen McCrum |
| Producer | Simon Mayhew-Archer |
| Editor | Craig Harbour |
| Running time | 21–31 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 8 February 2017 – 23 March 2020 |
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This Country is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 8 February 2017. Created by, written by and starring siblings Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper and directed by Tom George, the series focuses on the day-to-day lives of two cousins living in a small village in the Cotswolds.[1] The programme includes themes of social clumsiness, the trivialities of human behaviour, the eccentricities of living in rural England, and the boredom and social isolation of young people in small communities.[2][3]
The Coopers play the central characters, cousins Kerry and Lee "Kurtan" Mucklowe.[4] Much of the series revolves around their unlikely friendship with the local vicar, Rev. Francis Seaton, played by Paul Chahidi.[5] The Coopers’ father, Paul Cooper, plays Kerry's father Martin Mucklowe, while their uncle, Trevor Cooper, plays local man and antagonist Len Clifton.[6][7] Although credited to "Ivy Woodcock", the voice of Sue Mucklowe — Kerry's mother, never seen on screen—is provided by Daisy May.[8]
Across the three series and the special, This Country received over 52 million BBC iPlayer requests.[9]
- ^ Mutevelian, Sophie (5 February 2017). "Pick of the day: This Country". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (22 February 2017). "This Country: perfect, horrifying TV for anyone who grew up in a village". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Merrifield, Ryan (17 February 2017). "Cirencester siblings Daisy and Charlie Cooper talk about their new BBC Three show This Country". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ O'Grady, Sean (3 February 2017). "TV preview: This Country". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Hawksley, Rupert (17 February 2020). "This Country's vicar Paul Chahidi: 'I'm going to give Andrew Scott a run for his money as a sexy priest'". The iPaper. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Behind the Kurtan". The Cotswolds Gentleman. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (25 January 2017). "Country cousins". Chortle. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Jones, Alice (8 March 2017). "This Country's Daisy May and Charlie Cooper: 'It's basically our experience of growing up in the Cotswolds'". i News. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ Centre, Media (2 April 2020). "This Country bows out with over 52 million BBC iPlayer requests". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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