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Nick Love’s new TV series, A Town Called Malice, brims with effortless Eighties style and swagger. This fresh crime-thriller from the creator of The Football Factory and The Business, is a chance to take a nostalgic trip back to the Eighties and revel in a decade of top-flight hits.

Telling the larger-than-life story of the Lord family, audiences are swept away from the grim-grey skies of London to the sun-kissed coast of Spain, where this down-on-their-luck crime family are seeking a fresh start and a chance to rebuild their family name.

The creators have made no secret of the fact that the whole show is propelled by the sounds of the 1980s. More than a jukebox of hits, Nick Love and the team set about crafting a narrative informed by the music, in which every cut and beat informs the characters and the story. Music is in the show's DNA. Reality and fantasy are blurred at times, shaping the world of the characters and their experiences.

No doubt audiences will be Shazam-ing their way through the 8-part series, trying to remember which song was sung by what band. So, instead of reaching for your phone every five minutes, here’s a handy episode guide that gives you a playlist of what to expect as you follow the exploits of the Lord family.

Roll up those sleeves, turn those collars up, and get the hairspray ready.