The End of the F***ing World: – Alex Lawther as James. Jessica Barden as Alyssa. – © Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4 Television
Writer: Charlie Covell, Chuck Forsman
Director: Jonathan Entwistle, Lucy Tcherniak
Starring: Jessica Barden, Alex Lawther
Production Company: Clerkenwell Films, Dominic Buchanan Productions
Kent Locations Used: Isle of Sheppey, Isle of Sheppey
New Channel 4 comedy-drama series The End of the F****** World (2017) follows two teenage outsiders, James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), who escape their families to embark on a road trip to find Alyssa’s father. The pair end up getting caught up in a series of violent events and find themselves on a path of discovery.
The End of the F***ing World: – Alex Lawther as James. Jessica Barden as Alyssa. Juliet Cowan as Diner Waitress – © Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4 Television
The series was written by Charlie Covell (Banana, Forget Me Not) and Chuck Forsman. It was directed by Jonathan Entwistle and Lucy Tcherniak. The cast is led by Jessica Barden (Hanna), and Alex Lawther (Black Mirror).
The series filmed in and around Leysdown on Sea on the Isle of Sheppey, which was part of Entwistle’s attempt at American style filmmaking in a British setting. Writer, Covell, during an interview described how they were trying to find locations which weren’t ‘quintessentially British’, which is why they chose the Isle of Sheppey as the location.
Isle of Sheppey is a coastal village on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent. Previously, projects such as Hunted (2016) and The Sweeney (2012) featured the Isle of Sheppey.
The End of the F****** World (2017) began on Tuesday 24th of October 2017 on Channel 4 and all episodes are available on All4.
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