TV series
Toxic Town
Overview
When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-02-27
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Broke & Bones, One Shoe Films
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jodie Whittaker as Susan McIntyre
- Aimee Lou Wood as Tracey Taylor
- Claudia Jessie as Maggie Mahon
- Karla Crome as Pattie Walker
- Robert Carlyle as Sam Hagen
- Brendan Coyle as Roy Thomas
- Rory Kinnear as Des Collins
- Joe Dempsie as Derek Mahon
- Michael Socha as Peter
- Lauren Lyle as Dani Holliday
- Stephen McMillan as Ted Jenkins
- Ben Batt as Pat Miller
Creators and crew
- Jack Thorne - Creator
- Annabel Jones - Executive Producer
- Jack Thorne - Executive Producer
- Minkie Spiro - Executive Producer
- Delyth Scudamore - Producer
- Minkie Spiro - Director
Episodes
Episode 1
1995. As the Midlands town of Corby undertakes a regeneration project, two women in the same hospital give birth to disabled babies on the same day.
Episode 2
1999. A surprising phone call makes Susan speculate that the babies' differences may be connected. A grieving Ted stirs up trouble within the council.
Episode 3
2002. As the mothers' campaign group starts to build its case against the council, they're met with what feels like an impossible obstacle.
Episode 4
2009. The mothers and council face each other in court. As both sides give their evidence, a key witness could change the course of the entire trial.
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