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TV series or program
The Town
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Genre
| Crime ?
Mystery
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Written by
| Mike Bartlett
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Directed by
| Colin Teague
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Starring
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Country of origin
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Original language
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 3
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list of episodes
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Executive producers
| Kenton Allen
Matthew Justice
Simon Curtis
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Producer
| Luke Alkin
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Production location
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Running time
| 50 minutes
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Production company
| Big Talk Productions
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Network
| ITV
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Release
| 5 December
(
2012-12-05
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19 December 2012
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2012-12-19
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The Town
is a three-part British television drama series, created by playwright
Mike Bartlett
, that was first broadcast on
ITV
on 5 December 2012. The series, which stars
Andrew Scott
as Mark Nicholas, a young man who returns to his hometown of Renton following the death of both of his parents, was Bartlett's first project for television. The series also stars
Martin Clunes
as Len Robson, the mayor of Renton;
[1]
Julia McKenzie
as Mark's estranged grandmother, Betty; Avigail Tlalim as Jodie, Mark's rebellious 15-year-old sister; and
Charlotte Riley
as Alice, Mark's first love.
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Filming locations for the series included the high street of
High Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire; Hughenden Park; The Rye; and
High Wycombe railway station
. The mayor's office was also located in a Chapel Lane building in High Wycombe. Scott said of his role in the series; "I was anxious to find a project where I could show a little more light and shade. I wouldn't describe my character [Mark] as an everyman; but he's certainly somebody people will recognise. Mark ticked those boxes post-
Sherlock
as a character, and
The Town
was a really exciting project for me."
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The series was released on DVD in Australia,
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New Zealand
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and Spain in 2013;
[6]
but remains unreleased on DVD in the UK.
Cast
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- Andrew Scott
as Mark Nicholas; a young man who returns to his hometown of Renton following the death of both his parents in a reported suicide pact
- Martin Clunes
as Len Robson; the Mayor of Renton who struggles with alcohol problems, exacerbated by the range of public relations problems he is involved with.
- Avigail Tlalim as Jodie Nicholas; Mark's rebellious 15-year-old sister. Jodie's relationship with her brother is strained at first, having never known her brother throughout her life.
- Julia McKenzie
as Betty Nicholas; Mark's estranged grandmother, who has occupied his old childhood bedroom in his absence.
- Charlotte Riley
as Alice; Mark's first love. Mark's return troubles Alice, who eventually leaves her husband to be with him.
- Douglas Hodge
as Inspector Chris Franks; an officer from the local police force who had been having a long-term affair with Mark's mother Kate.
- Gerard Kearns
as Daniel; an undertaker who is sacked after dropping Mark's mother's body. He later finds work as a cleaner alongside Betty.
- Callum Turner
as Ashley; Jodie's
bad boy
boyfriend. A troubled teen and reckless boy racer, Ashley is much more complicated than he first appears.
- Goldy Notay
as Shireen; the Deputy Mayor of Renton and assistant to Len Robson. She is serious and ambitious, and often struggles to deal with Len's erratic behaviour.
- Sam Troughton
as Jeff; an old friend of Mark's.
[2]
- Kelly Adams
as Lucy; an old friend of Mark's.
- Aisling Bea
as Carly; an old friend of Mark's.
- Toby Regbo
as Harry; a scholarship pupil who was Jodie's boyfriend.
- Jon Foster as Karl; Alice's husband, with whom she has had a child, Sophie.
Episodes
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References
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External links
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