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Toxic Town

2025 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged fight for justice that leaves you tense and moved.

Created by
Jack Thorne
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie
Overview
When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.

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  • Netflix
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Created by
Jack Thorne
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • family
  • grief
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Jack Thorne
Written by
Amy Trigg, Jack Thorne
Starring
Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, Karla Crome, Robert Carlyle, Brendan Coyle, Rory Kinnear, Joe Dempsie
Music
Sion Trefor
Cinematography
Sergio Delgado, Tony Miller
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 55 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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