这是一个关于英国“光头仔”群体的故事。1983年的英国，正处于一个动荡时期。12岁的叛逆少年沙恩在放学回家的路上遇到了一群“光头仔”，在同他们大打出手后沙恩也成为了他们中的一员。令沙恩没有想到的是，这些人竟成为他日后最好的朋友甚至亲如一家人。他们一起，在一个灰色的年代里分享自己的成长和喜怒哀乐。This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him.