This Town - Series 1

(2024)

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Synopsis

Against the chaotic backdrop of 1980s Birmingham, a group of young misfits form one of the first Two-Tone bands

In 1980s Birmingham, a group of young misfits find self-expression and community when they form a band just as the Two-Tone ska scene is exploding in their city.

6 Episodes

Where does This Town rank today?

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Streaming charts last updated: 13:17:31, 23/04/2024

This Town is 162 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 34 places since yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than BARTENDER Glass of God but less popular than Shaman King: Flowers.

What to know

Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight creates a series about the formation of a Two-Tone band in 1980s Birmingham

This Town Season 1 is the first season of the drama series produced for BBC One. Steven Knight, who is known for his hit crime-drama series Peaky Blinders and Eastern Promises, creates the series. The series documents the fictional creation of a Two-Tone band in the midst of the genre’s creation in Birmingham in the 1980s, and the music featured is written by Kae Tempest and Dan Carey. The duo previously collaborated on Tempest’s debut album Everybody Down.

This Town features up-and-coming talent, including Levi Brown as Dante Williams, the band’s lead songwriter, Jordan Bolger as Dante’s brother, Gregory, Ben Rose as Bardon Quinn, the band’s lead singer, and Eve Austin as Jeannie Keefe, one of the band’s lead musicians. Other main cast members include Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Nicholas Pinnock, and David Dawson.

Production News

  • November 12, 2020
    • Deadline report that Steven Knight, who created Peaky Blinders, is working on a new project  about the creation of the Two-Tone/ska music scene in 1980s Birmingham. (Source: Deadline)
  • April 29, 2022
    • The BBC1 commissions a 6-episode series and indicates production will begin later in the year. (Source: Deadline)
  • November 24, 2022
    • The full cast are announced, including the band members played by Levi Brown, Jordan Bolger, Ben Rose, and Eve Austin, in addition to regular cast members Michelle Dockery, Nicholas Pinnock and David Dawson. Music for the series will be composed by Dan Carey and Kae Tempest. (Source: BBC)
  • October 5, 2023
    • BBC One release a group of first-look images and reveal the series will be released on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on March 31, 2024. (Source: BBC)
  • March 15, 2024
    • The BBC release a first trailer for This Town, which gives a glimpse into the erupting Two-Tone scene in 1980s Birmingham and how the band first formed (Source: BBC)
  • March 31, 2024
    • This Town Season 1 premieres on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Streaming Charts

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162.

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Rating

IMDB 7.6 (1k)

Genres

Drama

Runtime

58min

Director

Paul Whittington

Cast

Michelle Dockery
Estella Williams
Nicholas Pinnock
Deuce Williams
David Dawson
Robbie Carmen
Jordan Bolger
Gregory Williams
Ben Rose
Bardon Quinn
Eve Austin
Jeannie
Levi Brown
Dante Williams
Geraldine James
Marie
Freya Parks
Fiona
Simon Wolfe
Dance Judge
Paddy Rowan
Soldier
Roger Barclay
Lieutenant Colonel Harley