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‘This England’: Kenneth Branagh transforms into Boris Johnson and shocks – Watch the trailer

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But it’s not just the make-up that transforms Branagh, as the Shakespearean actor “gets into the role”, imitating Johnson’s timbre and demeanor superbly.

Shocking is the transformation of Sir Kenneth Branagh into Boris Johnson for the needs of the new drama series “This England”.

The Oscar-winning actor will play the outgoing British prime minister in the Sky series. Branagh is truly unrecognizable, with the amazing make-up recalling a similar transformation of Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill and Colin Farrell into Penguin. However, it’s not just the makeup. But it’s not just the make-up that transforms Branagh, as the Shakespearean actor “gets into the role”, imitating Johnson’s timbre and demeanor superbly.

The new six-episode series deals with Boris Johnson’s… politically tumultuous handling of the pandemic. The miniseries chronicles part of his first term as prime minister, including his hospitalization for coronavirus and the increasingly harsh criticism of his policy response to the pandemic that followed.

It is noted that Johnson’s behavior, culminating in “party gate”, ultimately led to a rebellion by the Tories, and his removal from the prime ministership,

However, Kenneth Branagh as Johnson will again be nominated for new TV awards.

Watch the first trailer for the drama series

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