This Town cast, plot and filming locations explained – all about the BBC1 drama by Steven Knight
THIS Town is set to be popular with anyone who enjoys a drama.
Set in the 1980s the show follows the time when riots and ska music reached the Midlands.
Who is in the cast of This Town?
You are set to recognise some of the faces in BBC One drama This Town.
One in particular is Michelle Dockery who is best known for starring in Downton Abbey as well as Defending Jacob, Anatomy of a Scandal, The Gentlemen, The Hollow Crown, Waking the Dead and Good Behavior.
Who is in the cast of This Town?
Here's a look at who is in the cast of This Town:
- Michelle Dockery
- David Dawson
- Nicholas Pinnock
- Manoj Annand
- Jordan Bolger
- Eve Austin
- Ben Rose
- Mark de Freitas
- Levi Brown
- Luke Hughes
Levi Brown opened up about playing his character Dante, saying: “My first impression of Dante was: ‘I like this guy, he’s instinctive.'”
When discussing how his character is a tough guy at the same time as being a sensitive soul, he said: “Why is he doing and saying these things?
“I was intrigued that he can go from being in front of the area’s most dangerous gangster to being a romantic who goes the extra mile.
“He does things a bit differently, and he can’t express the way he feels unless it’s through poetry or a song.
“Bardon has such an interesting relationship with his dad Eamonn and his mum Estella. But he’s also struggling with his relationship with himself, and how to navigate that.”
What is This Town about?
The official synopsis of This Town reads: “An extended family and four young people are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music, which exploded from the grassroots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late 70s and early 80s which united black, white and Asian youths.”
The series is set in 1981 and follows a story of social unrest with young people fighting to choose their own paths.
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is behind the drama after growing up in the area himself.
He said: “This is the area where I grew up.
“There was this period in Coventry and Birmingham when people who were opposites suddenly came together, and I thought it would be interesting to tell this story of poor people in very different circumstances.”
Where was This Town filmed?
Filming first started in November 2022 in Birmingham with locations including the city centre.
In January 2023 TV crews were in Wolverhampton filming what looked to be riot scenes for the drama.
A burnt-out van was spotted on Victoria Street and police lined up next to an old-style riot van in the city centre.
At the time casting agents put out a call for “skinheads and people with shaved heads” from in and around West Bromwich.