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TV SERIES · 2017–2019 · UK

The End of the F***ing World

Episodes
16

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A look at how The End of the F***ing World was made, from its sepia 1970s look and retro soundtrack to the choices behind its scripts and casting.

10 Interesting Facts About The End of the F***ing World

Interesting Facts (8)

  1. #001

    Several locations from the 2014 short film TEOTFW reappear in the series, among them the diner and Clive Koch's house.

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  2. #002

    Where many series signal a flashback with a video filter, this one switches to the 4:3 aspect ratio instead.

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  3. #003

    Writer Charlie Covell was initially uneasy about the original short film, since it followed James's perspective and his desire to kill Alyssa, but reading Charles Forsman's comic put her at ease.

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  4. #004

    The show's palette has a sepia, 1970s look, and its soundtrack mixes old pop standards with new music from Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.

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  5. #005

    Barden read the scripts for the first four episodes of series two while appearing in a Harold Pinter play in London's West End, an experience she found unnatural next to the series.

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  6. #006

    Barden said the Pinter play called for what she termed complete acting, something she dislikes, and that reading the new scripts left her eager to get back to the show.

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  7. #007
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    James grows more human and less psychopathic as the series goes on, and his wardrobe moves from very dark to very bright to match the shift in his personality.

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  8. #008
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    On screen James puts his hand in a deep fryer; in the graphic novel he puts it into the kitchen sink's garbage disposal.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #009

    The series is set in the present, yet every car on screen, police cars and taxis included, had long been out of production when it was filmed.

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Deeper Meaning (1)

  1. #010

    Although set in the present day, the series deliberately shuns modern technology; in the first episode, Alyssa says she broke her phone on purpose.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • IMDb IMDb title page (trivia)

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