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This Town

TV·2024–2024·BBC iPlayer·Drama, Music·58m·7.7·Created by Steven Knight

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This Town tells the story of an extended family and four young people who 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.

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Levi BrownLevi BrownDante WilliamsJordan BolgerJordan BolgerGregory WilliamsBen RoseBen RoseBardon QuinnEve AustinEve AustinJeannieFreya ParksFreya ParksFionaPeter McDonaldPeter McDonaldEamonn QuinnDavid DawsonDavid DawsonRobbie CarmenNicholas PinnockNicholas PinnockDeuce Williams

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