Here’s your first look at This Town, the latest TV drama from Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes creator Steven Knight, starring Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Anatomy of a Scandal), Nicholas Pinnock (Life, Marcella), and David Dawson (My Policeman, The Last Kingdom).
The six-part series is produced by Kudos of Banijay UK and Nebulastar for the BBC with Mercury Studios co-producing in association with Kudos North, Stigma Films, and Nick Angel. The show was filmed on location in the West Midlands and at Steven Knight’s Digbeth Loc Film and TV studios.
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Plot of the series follows a band’s formation against a backdrop of violence, capturing how creative genius can emerge from a time of madness. Starring are Levi Brown (Loss and Return), Jordan Bolger (The Woman King, The Book of Boba Fett), Ben Rose (Line of Duty, The Innocents), and Eve Austin (You, Our Ladies) as the four young leads.
Geraldine James (Back To Life, Anne with an E), Peter McDonald (The Batman, Dublin Murders), Freya Parks (The School of Good and Evil, Here We Go), Shyvonne Ahmmad (Annika, Karen Pirie), John Heffernan (Dracula, The Pursuit of Love), Stefan Asante-Boateng (Coronation Street, Suffering), Séainín Brennan (The Fall, Hidden), George Somner (This Is Going To Hurt, Sex Education) and Brendan Gibson (Peaky Blinders, Mr Selfridge) will also feature in the series.
This Town was created, written, and executive produced by Knight. It is directed by Paul Whittington and produced by Charlotte Surtees and Tim Whitby. Executive Producers are Karen Wilson, Martin Haines, and Katie McAleese for Kudos, and Jo McClellan for the BBC. Laura Conway (Kudos North), Matthew James Wilkinson (Stigma Films), and Nick Angel serve as Co-Executive Producers. Banijay Rights will handle international distribution for the series.
Check out the first look images below.
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