The cast also includes Robert Caryle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear and Brendan Coyle.
Updated 19/09/23: Toxic Town adds three new cast members.
As filming progresses on writer Jack Thorne’s drama about the Corby poisonings, three new cast members have been announced.
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Claudie Jessie (Bridgerton) joins the show, as does Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones’ Gendry) and Michael Socha (This Is England).
There are no details of who they are playing yet, but the show follows the environmental scandal right thought to its landmark High Court judgement in 2009.
We’ll keep you posted.
Original article (of 11/08/23) continues:
Toxic Town – Jodie Whittaker to star in Corby Poisonings drama
The cast also includes Robert Caryle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear and Brendan Coyle.
The award-winning writer Jack Thorne is turning his attentions to the real-life story of the Corby poisonings for a new 4-part series. The Netflix limited series comes from Broke & Bones (Black Mirror).
The Corby poisonings were one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals. Toxic Town is a story about community, focusing on three mothers who take on a David and Goliath fight for justice. By tracing through the years of their fight, a terrible truth comes to the surface – one of stinging injustice.
The show, with a stellar cast, goes into production later this month. It stars Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear and Brendan Coyle.
Toxic Town is executive produced by Annabel Jones, Jack Thorne and Minkie Spiro; directed by Minkie Spiro; produced by Delyth Scudamore and written by Jack Thorne. Episode 3 is written by Jack Thorne and Amy Trigg (Ralph & Katie).
Writer Jack Thorne said:
“The Corby Toxic Waste Case is one of those moments in history that is defining. It showed our ability to close our eyes and ears to the safety of our people. It also showed the remarkable way that people will fight for what’s right. Toxic Town tells the story of these funny, brave, incredible women and the way they scrapped for their children. It has been a true privilege working with Annabel, Minkie, Delyth and the whole Broke & Bones family on this incredible story, and we are so grateful to Netflix for giving us the opportunity and support in telling it.”
Executive Producer Annabel Jones said:
“We are thrilled to be working with the hugely talented Jack Thorne. He is the voice of this generation and brings an intelligence, an intensity and an empathy to the human story behind this landmark case. Jack compassionately explores the interplay between a local community’s desire for economic prosperity and the environmental and human cost. A story which is as pertinent today as it was then.”
We’ll keep you posted on Toxic Town.