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Season 1 – This Town

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An extended family and four young people are drawn into the music scene which exploded from the grassroots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s, uniting black, white and Asian youths.
This Town — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Steven Knight's This Town has a shapelessness that will sag some viewers' investment, but it holds intriguing insights into its specific cultural milieu.

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Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) 06/07/2024
What is great about it is the performances from its young cast – with convincing Brummie accents – are very appealing. Go to Full Review Sarah Ditum The Times (UK) 04/08/2024
It’s a lot to handle, and some viewers are going to lose patience while it finds its feet... But your incentives for sticking with it are that it looks incredibly cool and sounds absolutely buzzing. Go to Full Review Rachel Cooke New Statesman 04/03/2024
On paper, this sounds involving, even exciting: a fat novel of a show. Somehow, though, it doesn’t quite come off. Go to Full Review Will Slater Scotsman 04/29/2024
For those around at the time, it transports you back to 1981 and the urban unrest and deprivation of the early Thatcher years the song evokes so beautifully. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 04/08/2024
This is bold, assured, storytelling by a writer at the peak of his game, and there has not been as promising a cast of young actors on show since Our Friends in the North. High praise indeed but so far This Town merits it. Go to Full Review Barbara Ellen Observer (UK) 04/08/2024
3/5
I’d be up for a second series: Knight has created a roster of characters with passion to burn. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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ben p @RT58944439 03/29/2025 Slow writing, some scenes feel rushed. Feels unfinished. Several errors with backgrounds props and vehicles not period correct, number plates in the wrong font, poor quality CGI traffic on scenes filmed on a motorway ‘bridge’ that was most likely on a sound stage. See more Martin D @RT97856540 08/08/2024 A slow-burn start but stick with it and you’ll be well rewarded because it picks up halfway through and does a very good job of carrying you all the way to the excellent ending. The props and soundtrack alone are worth watching it for, and anyone who lived through the late 70s/early 80s as a teen+ will enjoy having lots of memories triggered. Excellent acting, great casting and rich characters. Only downside is that I’ll never be able to look at Lady Mary in Downton Abbey in the same way again! See more Philfy P @RT07988051 04/23/2024 Great series, beautifully acted and incredible attention to detail. Roll on season 2. See more Debbra H @RT63239193 04/16/2024 The style, music and acting are worth watching this alone. It doesn’t quite have the grit that is teased throughout the series. I did really enjoy it and it was surprisingly warm hearted. See more Chris H @RT32911948 04/11/2024 Really enjoyed this. Great characters, handles a big story in 6 episodes well. See more Robert E @RT81420134 04/08/2024 This is original, edgy, explores strange and sometimes difficult places and has a brilliant cast. If you just want some glib entertainment, go elsewhere. You may have to put in a bit a time - a couple of episodes at least - to realise how good and unusual (in the best way) this thing is, but then you will get the point and enjoy. It looks amazing too. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Levi Brown

Dante Williams

Jordan Bolger

Gregory Williams

Nicholas Pinnock

Deuce Williams

Geraldine James

Marie

Michelle Dockery

Estella

Ben Rose

Bardon Quinn

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 31, 2024 1981, and Birmingham explodes; Dante, in love, wanders into a riot; he finds himself in a new world, surprising, dangerous, but full of opportunity. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 31, 2024 A funeral brings together different sides of Dante's family, Irish rebels and Jamaicans, and reunites him with his cousin Bardon, who can sing. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 31, 2024 There's no escape from the past; Skinhead Tyro seeks out Dante to avenge his beating, and Special Branch target Bardon and see an opportunity to use Gregory. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 31, 2024 Jeannie finds a warehouse where the band start to rehearse and forge an identity; meanwhile, Gregory schemes to keep his brother and Bardon safe. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 31, 2024 Dante seeks out new experiences to fuel his songwriting, embracing danger as he exposes himself to feelings and risks; meanwhile, Eamonn threatens to drag Bardon back into his dark world. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 31, 2024 The pressures that formed the band threaten to destroy it before it gets on stage, bedevilled by their inner demons as much as by outside forces. Details

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This Town — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Paul Whittington
Executive Producer
Karen Wilson, Katie McAleese, Steven Knight, Paul Whittington, Martin Haines
Screenwriter
Steven Knight
Network
BBC
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 31, 2024