该剧伪纪录片式喜剧，片中沃维克·戴维斯饰演了一位自负却又颇为失败的侏儒演员，在演戏之外，他还开办了一家侏儒经纪公司，为其他侏儒介绍工作机会。沃维克在剧中遭遇了婚姻危机，公司也面临着税务问题，他因而时常到瑞奇·热维斯与斯戴芬·莫昌特的工作室寒暄并寻找工作机会。该剧的客串名单包括连姆·尼森、约翰尼·德普、海伦娜·伯翰·卡特等知名演员。

A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.

It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.

Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.

Shaun, Harvey, Gadget, Trev and Kelly hit up the nightlife of raves and ecstasy. Woody and Lol are happy, living together with their kids and Combo is still in prison. But things slowly change. This is the year 1990 and This is England.