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Steven Knight’s ‘This Town’: Plot, trailer, pictures and cast ahead of release date

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is transporting us to a new era – the 1980s – for a brand new BBC drama.

Catapulting viewers into the Midlands, This Town is sure to get your toes tapping, and pulses soaring as a group of friends try to make their way in the music scene.

According to the official synopsis: “This Town opens in 1981 at a moment of huge social tension and unrest. Against this backdrop, it tells the story of a group of young people fighting to choose their own paths in life, each in need of the second chance that music offers.”

Here’s everything else you need to know.

This Town – Full cast list:

The cast of the series is comprised of:

  • Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Anatomy of a Scandal)
  • Nicholas Pinnock (For Life, Marcella)
  • David Dawson (My Policeman, The Last Kingdom)
  • Levi Brown (Loss and Return) 
  • Jordan Bolger (The Woman King, The Book of Boba Fett)
  • Ben Rose (Line of Duty, The Innocents)
  • Eve Austin (You, Our Ladies) 
  • Freya Parks (The School of Good and Evil, Here We Go) 
  • Shyvonne Ahmmad (Annika, Karen Pirie). 
  • Geraldine James (Back To Life, Anne with an E)
  • Peter McDonald (The Batman, Dublin Murders)
  • John Heffernan (Dracula, The Pursuit of Love)
  • Stefan Asante-Boateng (Coronation Street, Suffering)
  • Séainín Brennan (The Fall, Hidden)
  • George Somner (This Is Going To Hurt, Sex Education)
  • Brendan Gibson (Peaky Blinders, Mr Selfridge)
The 1980s called - they want their music back.
Levi Brown as Dante, Ben Rose as Bardon & Jordan Bolger as Gregory in ‘This Town’ (Credit: BBC)

Which musicians will be appearing on the show?

The series is co-produced with Mercury Studios (part of the Universal Music Group) who have helped create the musical backdrop for Knight’s incredible story.

Acclaimed producer Dan Carey, Brit and Mercury nominated musician, novelist and poet Kae Tempest, and singer-songwriter ESKA have written the songs performed by the band in the series.

Six leading contemporary artists – Celeste, Gregory Porter, Olivia Dean, Ray Laurél, Sekou and Self Esteem – have each recorded a cover version which will play over the end credits of an episode.

The songs, which are yet to be announced, include both timeless classics and iconic hits of the era.

Jeannie Keefe played by Eve Austin and Dante Williams played by Levi Brown in ‘This Town’ (Credit: BBC)

‘This Town’ release schedule:

All episodes of This Town will be available Sunday, March 31st from 6am on BBC iPlayer.

This Town will broadcast Sunday, March 31st at 9pm on BBC One.

Episode two will air the next day (Monday, April 1st) at 9pm, before continuing weekly on Sunday nights.

The series will run for six episodes.

All episodes of This Town will be available from 6am on Sunday March 31st on BBC iPlayer, and will be broadcast on BBC One from that day onwards.

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