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Not content to simply let the country digest its monumental decision, a film all about the events of Brexit was released in 2019, forcing viewers to relive it all over again. “Brexit: The Uncivil War” – simply titled “Brexit” in the US – comes to BritBox on October 7th, and depicts the buildup to the vital 2016 referendum, focusing on the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign that ultimately led to the UK exiting the European Union.

Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the much-maligned Dominic Cummings, the political strategist behind Vote Leave, who would go onto become Chief Adviser to Boris Johnson until his very public departure at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The television film was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 2019 Emmys, but lost to “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”. At least Cumberbatch’s committed transformation managed to fool Cummings’ own son.