The Town (2012 TV series)

The Town
GenreCrime • Mystery
Written byMike Bartlett
Directed byColin Teague
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
Original language
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producersKenton Allen
Matthew Justice
Simon Curtis
ProducerLuke Alkin
Production location
  • United Kingdom
Running time50 minutes
Production companyBig Talk Productions
Original release
NetworkITV
Release5 December (2012-12-05) –
19 December 2012 (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.[2]

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."[3] The series was released on DVD in Australia,[4] New Zealand[5] and Spain in 2013;[6] but remains unreleased on DVD in the UK.

  1. ^ Stephenson, David: "Martin Clunes: Mayor of mystery in The Town" Archived 8 October 2024 at the Wayback Machine Daily Express, 2 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2014
  2. ^ Wilson, Frances: "The Town, ITV1, review" Archived 8 October 2024 at the Wayback Machine The Daily Telegraph, 5 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2014
  3. ^ "Production Notes" (PDF). www.itv.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ^ "The Town". 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "The Town product reviews : Impartial NZ consumer reviews". Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ^ "The Town". Amazon UK. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2017.