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Shane Meadows
Meadows in 2009
Born (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 53)
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1994–present
SpouseJoanne Wilkinson
Websitehttp://www.shanemeadows.com/

Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film This Is England (2006) and its three television sequels (2010–2015).

Meadows' other films include Small Time (1996), Twenty Four Seven (1997), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Dead Man's Shoes (2004), Somers Town (2008), Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009), and The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013).

Early life

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Meadows was born on 26 December 1972 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. Meadow's father, Arty, was a lorry driver and his mother a shop assistant.[1][2]

In 1982, when Meadow's was 10, his father discovered the body of Susan Maxwell, a child murder victim of Robert Black, beside the A518 in Staffordshire and was initially a suspect in the murder case, which led to Meadows being bullied at school.[1][2][3] At this time, his parents sent him to live with his aunt in an effort to protect him from the media coverage, but Meadows was bullied and sexually assaulted.[1] He described to The Guardian that he buried his sexual assault, resulting in periods of depression that started in his 20s, and in his 40s was diagnosed with PTSD and received EMDR therapy.[1]

Meadows moved to Nottingham when he was 20.[4]

Meadows left school before completing his GCSEs and took advantage of the emergence of video to start shooting short films.[2]

Career

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Meadows enrolled on a Performing Arts course at Burton College, where he first met friend and future collaborator Paddy Considine.[5][citation needed] They formed the band She Talks to Angels (inspired by a Black Crowes song of the same name), with Meadows as vocalist and Considine as drummer.[6] Lead guitarist in She Talks To Angels was Nick Hemming, who was also a member of the Telescopes and now fronts The Leisure Society.[7][2]

The majority of Meadows' films have been set in the Midlands. While they recall the kitchen sink realism of filmmakers such as Mike Leigh and Alan Clarke,[citation needed] their use of autobiographical material and popular music soundtracks were influenced by Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, the film which Meadows has credited with inspiring him to become a filmmaker: "It was obviously about people Scorsese understood and had grown up with. It was the first time that I thought, 'Maybe you don't have to make a film about a genre, maybe you can make a film about your own life.' "[8]

Much of the content of his films is semi-autobiographical and based on his experiences in Uttoxeter. Twenty Four Seven was inspired by his youth, both at a boxing club, and also playing in a local football club.[citation needed] Despite some huge losses, the club's coach never lost faith in them. A Room for Romeo Brass was also inspired by his youth. After Paul Fraser, his best friend, neighbour and future writing partner,[9] had a bad accident and was bed-bound for two years, Meadows hung around with some of the town's more undesirable characters.[citation needed] Dead Man's Shoes is based on the more unpleasant side of his youth in Uttoxeter, where a close friend who had been bullied developed a drug problem and then committed suicide.[citation needed] Meadows said "I couldn't believe that, going back ten years later, he had been totally forgotten in the town – it was as if he had never existed. I was filled with anger against the people who had bullied and pushed the drugs on him, and with despair at what drugs had done to that small community".[citation needed] In an interview for his 2019 series The Virtues, Meadows discussed the abuse he suffered as a nine-year old, and how the experience has undoubtedly influenced his work.[10]

Five of Meadows' films were shown at the 2007 Flourish Festival, held annually in Uttoxeter, to mark the release of This is England (a film set in 1983).[citation needed]

His second feature-length film, Twenty Four Seven, won several awards at film festivals, including the Douglas Hickox award at the British Independent Film Awards and Best Screenplay at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Dead Man's Shoes, his sixth film, and third starring Paddy Considine,[11] was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Film. His seventh film This is England, won the British Independent Film Awards 2006 for best British independent film. Meadows was presented with the award by Sylvester Stallone and used the occasion to announce that he was to be a father.[citation needed] This is England also won a BAFTA for Best British Film.[citation needed]

This is England has since had a series of sequels adapted into television serials. The first series, This is England 86 (set in 1986), aired on Channel 4 in September 2010).[12] A second series, This is England 88 (set in 1988) was aired in December 2011.[citation needed] A third and final series, This Is England '90 (set in 1990), was originally due to be broadcast in December 2012, but in July 2012, Shane Meadows announced that the production had been put on hold in order for him to complete his documentary about The Stone Roses,[13] and the actors were still waiting for confirmation as to when filming would start.[14] The series was finally broadcast in September 2015, and was met with critical acclaim.[15][16][17] Phil Harrison of The Guardian stated: "Shane Meadows has once again elicited some remarkable performances from his actors and the result is emotionally draining for everyone who has taken these characters to our hearts."[18] Morgan Jeffery of Digital Spy also wrote that "...all things considered, this series - this saga - remains an astounding accomplishment from Meadows and co-writer Jack Thorne."[19]

In 2021 the BBC announced that Meadows is to direct a tv series based on a novel by Benjamin Myers and produced by Element Pictures.[citation needed] The Gallows Pole is a period drama set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in 18th century Yorkshire. The drama follows King David Hartley as he assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.[20]

In 2025, Meadows completed principal photography on Chork, a film he co-wrote alongside Jack Thorne.[21][22]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Distribution
1996 Small Time
1997 Twenty Four Seven
1999 A Room for Romeo Brass
2002 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2004 Dead Man's Shoes
2006 This Is England
2008 Somers Town
2009 Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
2013 The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
2026 Chork

Television

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Date Title Episodes Channel Notes
2010 This Is England '86 3 (60 mins) Channel 4 Directed episodes 3 and 4
2011 This Is England '88 3 (60 mins) Channel 4
2015 This Is England '90 4 (60 mins,

Ep.4: 75 mins)

Channel 4
2019 The Virtues 3 (45+ mins,

Ep.4: 75 mins)[23]

Channel 4
2023 The Gallows Pole 3 (60 mins) BBC

Online series

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Date Title Episodes Channel Notes
2019 Charity Shop Sue

Short films

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Date Title Duration Distribution Notes
1994 Where's the Money, Ronnie? 10 mins Second Version
Where's the Money, Ronnie? 10 mins First Version
The Datsun Connection 13 mins
The Murderer 5 mins
Little Man 10 mins
The Cleaner 2 mins
1995 The Pasta Twist 11 mins
The Stretch 16 mins
The Allotment Show 2 mins
Sneinton Junction 6 mins
Jock and John are Neighbours 7 mins
Black Wiggow 10 mins
King of the Gypsies 6 mins Documentary
King of the Gypsies 10 mins Documentary
Kill Me Now, Mummy 7 mins
Karate Youth 3 mins
The Zombie Squad 11 mins
Where's The Money, Ronnie? 14 mins Third Version
A Glyde in the Park 5 mins
1996 The Rise and Fall of a Protection Agency 20 mins
Where's the Money, Ronnie? 12 mins Final (Fourth)

Version[9]

Simon Stanway is Not Dead 18 mins
Torino Torino 15 mins Documentary
The Church of Alan Darcy 8 mins
1997 Come Back Dominic Dillon 12 mins
Waiting For the Winter 16 mins
In the Meantime Afternoon 20 mins Documentary
A Room For Romeo Brass 13 mins
1998 Paul, Simon, Dominic and Snowy Cabrerra 14 mins
Daihatsu Domino 9 mins
Size Sixteen Feet 6 mins
There was a Wolf in the Room Mum, and it was Dying 2 mins
It was just a little Chimp, about six inches tall and he wore a little red sweater 5 mins
Autumn in the Heart 7 mins
Hospital Stanway 9 mins
A Room for Romeo Brass rehearsals 11 mins
All the Way Through 5 mins
1999 Le Donk Episodic One Slap 19 mins
Le Donk Episodic Two Slap 15 mins
Billy Gumbo 10 mins
Willy Gumbo 20 mins
Le Donk Rat Attack 15 mins
Simon Stanway 3 5 mins
Gary Golfer 8 mins
Eric D'ya Get the Jisto 5 mins
Stars of Track and Field 30 mins
2000 Shane's World:
  • Macca's Men
  • The Man With No Name
  • The Poppa Squeeze Affair
  • Three Tears for Jimmy Prophet
  • Tank's Top Tips
 70 mins
2004 Northern Soul 30 mins
2005 The Stairwell 40 secs Produced for the Nokia Shorts competition
2007 Valentine Promotional music video for track by Richard Hawley, from his album Lady's Bridge
Serious Promotional music video for track by Richard Hawley, from his album Lady's Bridge.
The Living Room Documentary about musician, Gavin Clark

Collaborators

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Meadows frequently collaborates with various actors and film crew members. Paul Fraser (a childhood friend) has been Meadows' co-writer and contributor for all of his films[24] except his This is England projects, Small Time and Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee. Fraser also worked as second unit director/assistant director for Somers Town. He appears in Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as "Bingo Checker", A Room for Romeo Brass as "Physiotherapist" (uncredited) and 24 7: Twenty Four Seven as "Photographer".[9]

Meadows has worked many times with producer Mark Herbert and cinematographer Danny Cohen.[25][26]

Meadows has often discussed the importance of looking after his cast members, particularly in films that tackle such issues as racism and sexual abuse - he told The Guardian: "I’ve always tried to make sure that no one gets damaged."[27]

Music

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Many of Meadows's films have had original music provided by:

Recurring cast members

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Shane Meadows often casts certain actors more than once in his films. Meadows has most frequently worked with Paddy Considine, Vicky McClure, Andrew Shim, Thomas Turgoose, Frank Harper and Jo Hartley.

Actor Where's the Money, Ronnie? (1996) Small Time (1996) 24 7: Twenty Four Seven (1997) A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) Shane's World (2000) Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Northern Soul (Short) (2004) The Stairwell (Short) (2005) This Is England (2006) Somers Town (2008) Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009) This Is England '86 (2010) This Is England '88 (2011) This Is England '90 (2015) The Virtues (2019) Charity Shop Sue (2019) The Gallows Pole (2023) Total
Andrew Shim
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 8
Vicky McClure
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 6
Jo Hartley
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 6
Thomas Turgoose
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 6
Stephen Graham
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 5
Michael Socha
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 5
Ladene Hall
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Paddy Considine
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
George Newton
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Joe Gilgun
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Rosamund Hanson
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Chanel Cresswell
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Andrew Ellis
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Danielle Watson
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Kriss Dosanjh
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Perry Benson
☒N
☒N
☒N
☒N
 4
Mat Hand
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Jimmy Hynd
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Dena Smiles
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Tanya Myers
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Frank Harper
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Ian Smith
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Hannah Walters
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Steve Brody
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Katherine Dow Blyton
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Johnny Harris
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Rebecca Manley
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
William Travis
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Seamus O'Neill
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Helen Behan
☒N
☒N
☒N
 3
Dominic Dillon
☒N
☒N
 2
Darren O. Campbell
☒N
☒N
 2
Bob Hoskins
☒N
☒N
 2
Johann Myers
☒N
☒N
 2
Justin Brady
☒N
☒N
 2
Anthony Clarke
☒N
☒N
 2
Tony Nyland
☒N
☒N
 2
Karl Collins
☒N
☒N
 2
Dave Blant
☒N
☒N
 2
Craig Considine
☒N
☒N
 2
Matt Considine
☒N
☒N
 2
Toby Kebbell
☒N
☒N
 2
Emily Aston
☒N
☒N
 2
Joe Dempsie
☒N
☒N
 2
Perry Fitzpatrick
☒N
☒N
 2
Lyra Mae Thomas
☒N
☒N
 2
Neil Bell
☒N
☒N
 2
Sherrie Johnson
☒N
☒N
 2

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Lawson, Mark (7 August 2015). "Shane Meadows, chronicler of England's public and personal stories". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ Louise Jury (24 April 2007). "Director who puts himself in the frame". London Evening Standard. ES London Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie on his life and career". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ Clarke, Cath (30 March 2018). "Paddy Considine: 'I never wanted to sell my soul for this'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Local Heroes: Paddy Considine". BBC. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Nick Hemming | State Magazine". Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Filmmakers on film: Shane Meadows on Mean Streets". Telegraph.co.uk. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Spencer, Neil; "Suburban guerrilla" Guardian.co.uk, 25 August 2002
  10. ^ "Shane Meadows: 'For many years I didn't remember it... But it caused me a lifetime of anguish'". TheGuardian.com. 5 May 2019.
  11. ^ Blacklock, Mark; "Cruel justice" Telegraph.co.uk, 6 October 2004
  12. ^ This Is England '86 at IMDb
  13. ^ Metro, 4 July 2012: This Is England ’90 production halted for Shane Meadows' Stone Roses doc Retrieved 30 August 2012
  14. ^ Metro, 29 August 2012: This Is England star Chanel Cresswell admits 1990 update isn’t confirmed Retrieved 30 August 2012
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  16. ^ "IMDB". IMDb. 13 September 2015.
  17. ^ "This Is England '90, review: 'end of an era'". Telegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  18. ^ Harrison, Phil (4 October 2015). "This Is England '90 episode four – winter". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  19. ^ "This Is England '90 episode 4 review: A bittersweet triumph". Digital Spy. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  20. ^ Griffiths, Eleanor (19 May 2021). "BBC announces new Shane Meadows drama The Gallows Pole, based on "the biggest fraud in British history"".
  21. ^ Ntim, Zac (23 June 2025). "'Chork:' Shane Meadows & Jack Thorne Feature Wraps Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  22. ^ Ritman, Alex (23 June 2025). "'This Is England' Director Shane Meadows Wraps Production on First Feature in 17 Years: Runaway Road Trip Movie 'Chork,' Co-Written by Jack Thorne". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  23. ^ "News". Channel4.com.
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  25. ^ "BSC Members | British Society of Cinematographers". bscine.com. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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