Director: Jack Thorne

Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, Robert Carlyle, Brendan Coyle

Toxic Town is a 2025 British drama series written by Jack Thorne, based on the real legal battle fought by families in Corby, England, after toxic waste dumping caused a shocking cluster of birth defects in the local community. It is a story of ordinary people taking on powerful institutions.

What is Toxic Town about?

In the town of Corby in the East Midlands, a group of mothers begin to notice something deeply alarming: an unusually high number of babies in their community are being born with severe limb defects. As they compare notes and gather together, they start to suspect that the cause is the toxic waste that was improperly handled during a major redevelopment project years earlier. Determined to be heard, these women — without legal training, money, or institutional support — launch a campaign to hold the local council accountable. The series follows their exhausting, years-long struggle through courts, bureaucracy, and public skepticism, showing how ordinary people can challenge those in power when the stakes could not be higher.

Cast & crew

The ensemble is led by Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, and Claudia Jessie as three of the central mothers, bringing raw emotional weight to the fight. Robert Carlyle, Brendan Coyle, Rory Kinnear, Joe Dempsie, and Michael Socha round out a deeply committed British cast that makes the procedural drama feel urgently personal.

Context & significance

Stories of communities fighting environmental injustice resonate strongly with Iranian diaspora viewers who carry their own histories of institutional neglect and the struggle to be believed by those in power. Toxic Town arrives at a moment when stories of working-class resilience — particularly stories driven by women — have found a large and passionate global audience. The series is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible to Farsi-speaking viewers who prefer to watch in their own language or follow along with the original English dialogue.

Where & how to watch

Toxic Town is available now on K-Time with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on your browser, TV, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching today and cancel anytime.