Toxic Town

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Toxic Town
Genre Drama
Written by Jack Thorne
Directed byMinkie Spiro
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
ProducerDelyth Scudamore
Running time60 minutes
Production company
  • Broke & Bones
Original release
Network Netflix

Toxic Town is an upcoming British drama miniseries, written by Jack Thorne. It follows the story of three mothers involved in the Corby toxic waste case.

Contents

The four-part series is expected to premiere on Netflix.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1TBAMinkie Spiro Jack Thorne TBA
2TBAMinkie SpiroJack ThorneTBA
3TBAMinkie SpiroJack Thorne and Amy TriggTBA
4TBAMinkie SpiroJack ThorneTBA

Production

In August 2023, it was announced that Netflix had commissioned a four-part series written by Jack Thorne and based on the 2009 Corby poisonings and the subsequent environmental court case, dubbed in some quarters as "the British Erin Brockovich". [1] Thorne said that Toxic Town would focus on "these funny, brave, incredible women and the way they scrapped for their children". [2] The series is produced by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones' production company Broke & Bones with Minkie Spiro as director and Amy Trigg as co-writer of the third episode. [3]

Casting

In August 2023, Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Toby Eden and Brendan Coyle were confirmed in the cast. [4] Claudia Jessie, Joe Dempsie, and Michael Socha joined the cast in September. [5] In December 2023, Lauren Lyle joined the cast. [6]

Filming

The production began under an Equity union contract so fell outside the 2023 actors' strike. [7] Principal photography on the project started in September 2023. [8] Filming took place in Breightmet, in Bolton that month. [9] Filming also took place in Stockport, Holmfirth, [10] Liverpool, [11] and Manchester. [12]

Broadcast

The series is expected to be broadcast on Netflix in 2025. [13]

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