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Brexit: The Uncivil War (TV)

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Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

Toby Haynes

Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Kinnear, John Heffernan, Liz White ...

6.4

3,084

Drama. Mystery Unpacking the anatomy of the historic, high-stakes campaign to win the hearts and minds of the British people, this one-off drama set primarily during the referendum will explore the myriad tactics employed to swing one of the most surprising referendum results in living memory.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Chris Harvey Telegraph	"Dominic Cummings becomes the hero of the hour in this brilliant drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Carol Midgley The Times	"All credit must go to Graham (...) for achieving the impossible — making something Brexit-related enjoyable. Cumberbatch mastered Cummings’ disdain and soft northeast accent (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"Superficial, irresponsible TV (...) All the main issues are touched but never dwelled on (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Will Gompertz BBC	"Graham's work has a depth that goes beyond simply portraying British politics; he is questioning its foundations and structure. And so it is with 'Brexit: The Uncivil War' (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Quick, good and relevant (...) 'Brexit' is briskly entertaining, driven by a different kind of lead performance from Benedict Cumberbatch"	POS
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"'Brexit’s' problem is (...) that it takes every possible branch of history seriously, and doesn’t do the work of discerning which ones matter more."	NEG
United Kingdom	James Dyer Empire	"Cummings is a compelling focal point (…) A chilling indictment of the modern political process (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Hugh Montgomery The Independent	"Its value (...) is to illuminate the relatively anonymous players who pulled the strings in the torrid campaigning battle (...) An engrossing second draft of history (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Susannah Butter London Evening Standard	"A pacy, thought-provoking study of engaging characters (...) There’s plenty to enjoy and unite here, regardless of how you voted"	POS

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