This Is England '88 vs Up on High Ground

Up on High Ground has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for This Is England '88). This Is England '88 is the older of the two (2011 against 2014). Both are drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.

This Is England '88 posterThis Is England '882011 VS Up on High Ground posterUp on High Ground2014
This Is England '88Up on High Ground
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year20112014
Seasons11
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
Creator / directorShane Meadows–
Main castStephen Graham, Joseph Gilgun, Johnny Harris, Thomas Turgoose, Helen BehanBrayden Patterson, Cody Jarvis, Rylee Ryan, Billy Patricks, Sydney Thomas

Synopsis

This Is England '88

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…

Up on High Ground

A likable college psychology student is tested daily with his roomies, one in friendship, and the other on patience as a third wheel freeloader. A contemporary life effort in the psychological, even pathological, and pretty typical day of students who make this school of no fools and broken rules.

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