The hasty regeneration of Corby’s old steelworks poisoned a generation. Now the story of how it came to court is told in a harrowing, if slightly melodramatic, new Netflix seriesJack Thorne writes the kind of meaningful, worthwhile dramas that you definitely – no, honestly – do plan to watch but just maybe not tonight. Best Interests from 2023, about a distraught mother battling the NHS doctors who decide to allow her severely ill teenage daughter to die, was warm, miraculously funny, and as gripping as a thriller. It was also so traumatising that it could make the viewer feel as if they were in actual physical pain. Before that, there was The Accident, whose matter-of-fact title only hinted at the harrowing subject matter: the series covered the aftermath of a construction site explosion in Wales that killed eight children.Toxic Town (Thursday 27 February, Netflix) – Thorne’s new four-part series – could be considered a companion piece to The Accident: it also deals with a dea...
"Toxic Town," a four-part series on Netflix, follows Jodie Whittaker as Susan, a fiery protagonist based on a real-life figure in the 2009 Corby toxic waste case. The show explores the legal landmark case, which established a link between toxic waste and birth defects, and portrays the community's fight against corporate negligence. While Whittaker delivers a nuanced performance, the series is criticized for its overly dramatic and clichéd storytelling, overshadowing the real-life tragedy it aims to depict.
