Penned by acclaimed writer Jack Thorne (Best Interests, His Dark Materials), the new series is based on a shocking real-life environmental scandal – the Corby poisonings – shining a spotlight on the devastating consequences of toxic waste mismanagement.

Stars of Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and more tell a real-life story in Jack Thorne's new Netflix drama Toxic Town.

A new Netflix series puts a dramatic lens on one of the biggest environmental scandals in U.K. history — one that left dozens of children with birth defects

Includes spoilers for the show 'Toxic Town' Netflix's latest mini-series that's captured UK audiences is Toxic Town, a dramatisation of the true story of a group of Corby mothers who battled for justice when their children suffered as a result of one of the UK’s biggest environmental scandals.

The story of Corby, sometimes referred to as a British version of Erin Brokovich, traces the toxic roots of children’s birth defects in the town, and how women supporting one another took back power f

Netflix's new drama Toxic Town revisits one of the UK's biggest environmental scandals: the Corby toxic waste case. The series tells the story of families fighting for justice after children in the Northamptonshire town were born with birth defects,

Netflix’s new series "Toxic Town" follows three women whose children’s birth defects are linked to toxic waste from a steel mill. Here’s the shocking true story behind the show.

The drama has already shown a disregard for basic health and safety requirements in the work and clearly demonstrated how the local people were being exposed to toxic dust and ele