Two tone and ska drama a 'love letter'

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An upcoming BBC drama exploring the beginnings of the two tone scene is a "love letter to Birmingham and Coventry", says its creator.

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Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight is also the executive producer of This Town, which opens in 1981 at a moment of social tensions and unrest.

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The six-part series pays homage to classic tunes and features "fierce new music", says the BBC.

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Filming is under way, but it is not yet know when it will broadcast.

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Actors Michelle Dockery and Nicholas Pinnock have been cast as leads.

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Dockery, 40, is known for playing Lady Mary Crawley in ITV's Downton Abbey and the big screen, while Pinnock has appeared in Top Boy.

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The family drama and thriller, being filmed on location in the Birmingham area, will tell the story of an extended family drawn into the world of ska and two tone.

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