**Netflix’s *Toxic Town* Highlights a Gut-Wrenching True Story**

The newly released four-part Netflix drama *Toxic Town*, available today, is inspired by a sorrowful real-life incident. Scripted by Jack Thorne (*Enola Holmes*, *His Dark Materials*), the series delves into the child poisoning cases that took place in Corby, Northamptonshire, along with the prolonged legal struggle undertaken by families—particularly mothers—in pursuit of justice. The investigation focused on children born with deformities caused by toxic dust from the former British Steel factory, which shut down in 1979.

In a profoundly moving Netflix video, *Toxic Town* luminaries Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood met with real-life mothers Susan McIntyre, Tracey Taylor, and Maggie Mahon. They recounted their experiences growing up in Corby, their unyielding quest for justice, and how their narrative was depicted in the series.

Reflecting on the legal triumph, Taylor remarked, “After years of struggle, it was such a relief to hear the judge believe us and affirm that we were correct. We did nothing wrong, and it wasn’t our fault.” In 2010, Corby Borough Council was determined to be negligent in its waste management at the steelworks, marking a pivotal victory for the families impacted.

In the series, Whittaker portrays McIntyre, Wood embodies Taylor, and *Bridgerton*’s Claudia Jessie plays Mahon. A particularly poignant moment in the show pays tribute to Taylor’s daughter, Shelby Anne, who tragically passed away just four days after birth. Thanking Wood, Taylor expressed, “What you have done for her—I am indebted to you. You have provided her with justice, and for that, we will forever be thankful.”

Whittaker described being involved in *Toxic Town* as “a tremendous honor” and commended the women who endured these harrowing experiences.

“For Aimee Lou and me, shooting scenes in hospitals offered us a brief glimpse—though we can never fully grasp—of what it must have been to face that reality daily,” Whittaker said. “To then have your claims doubted is unfathomable and utterly unacceptable.”

She highlighted the significance of the series, asserting, “This will draw attention to something deeply shocking, tragic, and entirely preventable.”

*Toxic Town* is currently streaming on Netflix.