First look at Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's new drama This Town
The series explores a band's formation against a backdrop of violence.
The BBC has released a series of first look images of upcoming drama series This Town, which has been written and executively produced by Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes creator Steven Knight.
The six part series explores a band's formation against a backdrop of violence, capturing how creative genius can come from a time of madness.
This Town is set in 1981 and is both a high octane thriller and family saga. It tells the story of a group of young people fighting to choose their own paths in life, and each in need of the second chance that music offers.
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The cast is led by a number of rising talents, including Levi Brown (Loss and Return), Jordan Bolger (The Woman King), Ben Rose (Line of Duty) and Eve Austin (You) as its four young leads.
The series also stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Nicholas Pinnock (Marcella), and David Dawson (My Policeman).
Take a look at the first look images of This Town. One image shows leads Ben Rose as Bardon Quinn, Jordan Bolger as Gregory Williams and Levi Brown as Dante Williams walking down a street.
Another image shows Levis Brown as Dante Williams in a record store in This Town, and a third photo shows co-stars Eve Austin and Levi Brown in their roles as Jeannie Keefe and Dante Williams.
Michelle Dockery, who is best known for her role as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey, will also feature in This Town, and can be seen in an image putting on lipstick.
Another image shows Ben Rose, Freya Parks, Levi Brown and Eve Austin in a warehouse.
Read more:
- Steven Knight on Great Expectations, Taboo season 2 and the Peaky Blinders movie
- Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey stars cast in Steven Knight's new drama
This Town will be co-produced with Mercury Studios, which is part of the Universal Music Group, who is set to bring in high-profile musicians to “help lay the backdrop for Knight’s incredible story.”
Mercury-nominated musician, novelist and poet Kae Tempest and producer Dan Carey have written the songs performed by the band on screen.
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