True story behind Toxic Town

The True Story Behind the Environmental Poisoning Scandal in Netflix’s Toxic Town
I n Toxic Town, a drama out now on Netflix, poisonous dust in the air causes children to be born with missing limbs and other physical abnormalities. The alarming story is based on a real incident, when people in the English town of Corby inhaled toxic dust that was later linked to birth defects in a cluster of children.
What is the story behind Netflix's Toxic Town?
The show dramatises the real-life legal battle families waged over birth defects in a steel town.
Toxic Town true story: The real mothers who fought for justice in Corby poisoning scandal
In the the 80s and 90s, the rates of babies born with limb differences in the Corby area was found to be almost three times higher than those of children born in the surrounding area
The astonishing true story behind new Netflix series, Toxic Town
The four-part drama, starring Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood, is an in-depth observation of the Corby poisoning scandal
Meet the cast of Toxic Town on Netflix
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Toxic Town: Is Roy Thomas Based on a Real Corby Councilor?
With Netflix’s ‘Toxic Town’ chronicling the infamous Corby waste case, dubbed in some western areas “the British Erin Brockovich,” we get a four-part drama that can only be described as baffling. After all,
Toxic Town: Where are the real people from the town now?
Netflix's Toxic Town is the newest trending drama on the streaming giant's platform that explores the real life events of the toxic waste scandal that started in Corby in the late 90s and ended in the
The terrifying true story behind Netflix's new drama Toxic Town – streaming now
When the civil case finally went to trial in 2009, the Corby mothers won. A landmark High Court ruling found the council liable in negligence, public nuisance and a breach of statutory duty.
The True Story of the Mass Poisoning Scandal That Inspired Netflix’s ‘Toxic Town’
Before or after you watch, here are all the details you need to know about what happened and how it all ended.
The Powerful True Story Behind Netflix's 'Toxic Town'
Here is the true story on which it’s based. Corby is not the sort of town you move to without a reason. Nowadays, it has two: skateboarding and steel. It is home to Europe’s largest indoor skatepark –120,
Yes, Toxic Town on Netflix is based on an unfortunate true story and real-life events
Toxic Town is based on a true story. This is unfortunate as it means these parents and children went through the difficult time of the kids being born with mis
Corby's toxic town of horrors revealed in Jodi Whittaker drama on deformed babies
Susan McIntyre was 28 when her second son Connor was born without a left hand in August 1996 - but it wasn't long before she ...
Toxic Town ending explained: What happened to Susan and the rest of the Corby mothers?
The Netflix series is based on the real story of the Corby town poisonings, but do the mothers get justice in the finale?
Netflix's 'Toxic Town' tells the story of poisoned children born with disabilities. Here's what happened to the real Susan McIntyre.
"Toxic Town" is about mothers and children affected by toxic waste in Corby, UK. Much of the show revolves around Susan ...
Toxic Town: Tracey Taylor Tells Her True Story And The Tragic Loss Of Her Baby, Shelby Anne
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