This Town

20241 seriesEntertainment / Drama
Available on
BBC One

An extended family and four young people are drawn into the music scene which exploded from the grassroots of Coventry and Birmingham in the late 1970s and early 1980s, uniting black, white and Asian youths.

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Episode 1. 1981, and Birmingham explodes. Dante is rescued from a riot, and a new world opens up. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Worlds collide as a funeral brings together the different sides of Dante’s family. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 3. There’s no escaping the past. Skinheads and Special Branch close in on Bardon and Dante. Contains very strong language.

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Episode 4. The band is forming as Gregory schemes to keep his brother and Bardon safe. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Episode 5. Dante seeks out new experiences, and Eamonn drags Bardon back into his dark world. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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The pressures that formed the band threaten to destroy it before it even gets on stage. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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