A new four-part drama series, 'Toxic Town', explores the real-life battle of families in Corby whose children were born with defects, allegedly linked to the mismanagement of toxic waste from the former British Steel site. The series, starring Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, and Brendan Coyle, will air on February 27th.
, which depicts the real-life battle of families in Corby whose children were born with defects, will air on 27 February.
Many reached an out-of-court settlement after Corby Borough Council admitted it had made mistakes in the clean-up of the Northamptonshire town's former steelworks. The four-part series stars Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, and Brendan Coyle, who is originally from Corby.The drama's synopsis described what happened in Corby as "one of the UK's biggest environmental scandals".After British Steel shut down its operations in 1979, it took 15 years to demolish the site and remove waste.Eighteen families claimed their 19 children were born with upper limb defects due to the removal operation.
Toxic Town is written by Jack Thorne, known for His Dark Materials and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. A podcast called "In Detail: The Toxic Waste Scandal" being made by BBC Northampton for BBC Sounds will be launched in March.Ricky Gervais tribute after After Life dog diesActor watched darts instead of her Netflix show
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