Miniseries · BBC Two
Brexit: A Very British Civil War
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Brexit: A Very British Civil War actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Brexit: A Very British Civil War reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
The inside story of how the UK left the EU. Despite an election victory in 2015, David Cameron's pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership leads to his resignation 13 months later.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Norma PercyProducer
- Angus McQueenExecutive Producer
- Olivia Bernhardt BroganProducer
Direction
- Max SternDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Britbox Apple TV Channel Streaming
- BritBoxStreaming
- BBC Select Apple Tv channelStreaming
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