Four-part British drama Toxic Town is coming to Netflix soon, and now some first-look images have been revealed alongside the show's release date.
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The series, which comes from writer Jack Thorne and production company Broke & Bones, which was set up by Black Mirror executive producers Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, will officially stream on Netflix from Thursday 27th February 2025.
The synopsis for the series says that it is "based on one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals", with it telling the story of the people at the heart of the Corby poisonings in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Toby Eden, Jodie Whittaker and Matthew James Hinchliffe in Toxic Town. Ben Blackall/Netflix
During this period, the rates of upper-limb defects in babies born in Corby were found to be three times higher than those of children born in the surrounding area, with a judge later ruling this was due to negligence in the reclamation of a steelworks.
The synopsis for the series continues: "Focusing on the mothers who took on a David and Goliath battle for justice, the series traces through the years of their fight as a terrible truth comes to the surface."
Since starring as the Thirteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, Whittaker has been seen in series including One Night and Time, as well as the Christmas films That Christmas and Tabby McTat.
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
