A hugely popular Coventry-filmed drama series has been axed. This Town was penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

Released in March 2024, the six-part series explored the story of a group of young people who are drawn into a thrilling music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s. It featured songs from legendary Coventry and Birmingham bands, such as UB40 and The Specials.

Filming took place in Coventry , Birmingham , Wolverhampton, and the Black Country. Among the cast of the BBC series were Levi Brown as Dante Williams, Michelle Dockery as Estella, and David Dawson as Robbie Carmen.

Just a few months ago, the Coventry-filmed series won a Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Award, beating off competition from Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Breathtaking. But it has

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