“It’s our turn to really bang the drum and tell our story”: Steven Knight talks eighties music, Birmingham humour and This Town

This Town is the story of an extended family and a group of young people who are drawn into an explosive and thrilling music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s. It was filmed on location in the Birmingham area, in locations such as Druids Heath, and at Steven Knight’s new Digbeth Loc. Film and TV Studios.

The Birmingham premiere of the first episode attracted over 5,000 applications for free tickets, with more than 400 members of the public attending the exclusive preview.

The six-part series will be available in full on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Sunday 31 March, and airs on BBC One at 9pm.

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