TV series

This Town

2024 · 1 season

A slow-burning, music-soaked drama that immerses you in youthful energy and social tension, feeling both nostalgic and raw.

Overview: An extended family and four young people are drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music, which exploded from the grass roots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, uniting black, white and Asian youths.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, family, class, race
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
family
class
race
identity
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild