This week we review - This Country (Series 1 Episode 1)

This Country is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 8 February 2017.

Created, written by and starring siblings Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of two young people living in a small village in the Cotswolds.

The programme centres on 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.

Following rave reviews and over four million iPlayer requests, on 18 July 2017 the BBC renewed the programme for a second series, the first episode of which released on 26 February 2018.

On 20 April 2018, the BBC renewed the programme for a third series, as well as a 40-minute one-off special.

The Coopers play the central characters, cousins Kerry and Lee "Kurtan" Mucklowe.

Their father, Paul Cooper, plays Kerry's father Martin Mucklowe, while their uncle, Trevor Cooper, plays local man and antagonist Len Clifton.

Although credited as "Ivy Woodcock", the voice of Sue Mucklowe, Kerry's mother who is never seen on screen is provided by Daisy May Cooper.

Written by Daisy & Charlie Cooper.

Produced By Simon Mayhew-Archer.

A BBC Studios Production.

This Country is available here https://bbc.in/2BEdoTg

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