Sky viewers slam new Boris Johnson Covid drama This England as 'tone-deaf' and 'too soon'

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A new drama show depicting the Prime Minister's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been met with a huge wave of criticism with viewers slamming the upcoming release as "tone-deaf" and saying "it's too soon".

The Sky series, called This England, will air later this year with Sir Kenneth Branagh portraying Boris Johnson and Andrew Buchan as former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

Viewers who watched the teaser trailer, released today, also took issue with the title of the show and questioned whether it was "only England that went through the pandemic ".

Others said experiencing it firsthand was already devastating enough and they would not want to go over the events again by watching the show.