| This Town | |
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| Created by | Steven Knight |
| Written by | Steven Knight |
| Directed by | Paul Whittingham |
| Starring | Michelle Dockery
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Cinematography | Ben Wheeler |
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| Network | BBC One |
This Town is an upcoming six-part British television series for BBC One. It is written and created by Steven Knight and directed by Paul Whittington. It is produced by Kudos and Nebulastar and co-produced by Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios. Music is written for the series by Dan Carey and Kae Tempest. Cast members include Michelle Dockery, Geraldine James, David Dawson, Jordan Bolger and Nicholas Pinnock.
This Town tells the story of an extended family and four young people who are drawn into an explosive and iconic music scene. Set in a world of family ties, teenage kicks and the exhilarating music of a generation, This Town tells the story of a band’s formation against a backdrop of violence, capturing how creative genius can emerge from a time of madness
Knight and producer Nick Angel began working in November 2020 with the production companies Kudos and Stigma on a project set during the early 1980s UK music scene.[1] A six-part series was commissioned by BBC One in April 2022.[2]
For Knight, it is a project he has said is more personal work to him than his previous West Midlands based television series Peaky Blinders , with Knight describing This Town as his “love letter” to the area he grew up in and “an era I loved through and know well and [involving] characters who I feel I grew up with.”[3]
Michelle Dockery, David Dawson and Nicholas Pinnock were announced to be cast in November 2022, it was also revealed that original music would be written specifically for the series by Dan Carey and Kae Tempest.[4] That same month Séainín Brennan was added to the cast.[5] It was later reported that the main roles in the series would be played by Levi Brown, Jordan Bolger, Ben Rose and Eve Austin.[6]
Principal photography started in Birmingham in November 2022 on location in the city and at Knight’s Loc. Film and TV Studios.[7] Filming locations also included Wolverhampton where a reported race riot was filmed.[8] A casting call for extras to play skinheads was put in the local media[9] and music press.[10] In March 2023, filming took place in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.[11]
The series is expected on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2024.[12]
