TV series

This Town

Name: This Town
Released: 2024
Cast: Levi Brown, Jordan Bolger, Ben Rose, Eve Austin, Freya Parks

2024· 1 season· 58 min episodes★ 6.5Ended

On BBC One — From Mercury Studios · Kudos

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Synopsis

An extended family and four young people are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music, which exploded from the grass roots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, uniting black, white and Asian youths.

Themes

ska two-tone 1980s family saga social unrest music

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upMar 31, 2024 · 57 min
Synopsis
1981, and Birmingham explodes. Dante, in love, wanders into a riot. He finds himself in a new world, surprising, dangerous, but full of opportunity.
Guest stars: John Tueart (Policeman), Antoinette Morelli (Belfast Woman), Simon Wolfe (Dance Judge), Paddy Rowan (Soldier), Geraldine James (Marie), Brendan Gibson (Priest), Séanín Brennan (Mrs Porter), Roger Barclay (Lieutenant Colonel Harley)
E2 Episode 2Apr 1, 2024 · 58 min
Synopsis
A funeral brings together different sides of Dante’s family – Irish rebels and Jamaicans – and reunites him with his cousin Bardon, who can sing.
Guest stars: Robert Eadon (Driver), Stefan Asante-Boateng (Wire), George Somner (Tyro), John Heffernan (Commander Bentley)
E3 Episode 3Apr 7, 2024 · 58 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Séanín Brennan (Mrs Porter), Robert Eadon (Driver), Stefan Asante-Boateng (Wire), George Somner (Tyro), John Heffernan (Commander Bentley), Shyvonne Ahmmad (Matty), Renée Lamb (Female Bouncer)
E4 Episode 4Apr 14, 2024 · 58 min
Synopsis
Jeannie finds a warehouse where the band start to rehearse and forge an identity. Gregory schemes to keep his brother and Bardon safe.
Guest stars: Stefan Asante-Boateng (Wire), John Cronin (Terry), Sam Barrowcliffe (Ryan), Michael Patrick (Bonny), Kyle Hixon (McRee)
E5 Episode 5Apr 21, 2024 · 58 min
Synopsis
Dante seeks out new experiences to fuel his songwriting, embracing danger as he exposes himself to feelings and risks. Eamonn threatens to drag Bardon back into his dark world.
Guest stars: Séanín Brennan (Mrs Porter), Stefan Asante-Boateng (Wire), John Heffernan (Commander Bentley), Shyvonne Ahmmad (Matty), John Cronin (Terry), Michael Patrick (Bonny), Kyle Hixon (McRee), Simon Paisley Day (Jeff)
E6 Episode 6Apr 28, 2024 · 58 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Séanín Brennan (Mrs Porter), Stefan Asante-Boateng (Wire), John Heffernan (Commander Bentley), Shyvonne Ahmmad (Matty), John Cronin (Terry), Michael Patrick (Bonny), Kyle Hixon (McRee), Tom McCall (PC Vickers)