Trivia / This Is England

• Amateur Cast: Thomas Turgoose had never acted before when he was cast as Shaun.
• Cast the Runner-Up: Jack O'Connell auditioned for Shaun and impressed Shane Meadows enough that he wrote the role of Pukey especially for him.
• Write What You Know: Shane Meadows admitted that Shaun's situation was very much a depiction of his own childhood.