THIS TOWN: STEVEN KNIGHT DRAMA WON'T RETURN FOR SECOND SERIES

The BBC have confirmed that Steven Knight drama This Town will not be returning for a second series after its launch last year.

A BBC spokesperson confirmed to The Sun: "We’re hugely grateful to Steven Knight and the cast and crew for bringing This Town to life — in no small part due to ­Steven’s passion for the West Midlands. We look forward to working with him on new projects in the future and we’re in talks about what’s next."

The series explored the story of an extended family and a group of young people who are drawn into an explosive and thrilling music scene in the Midlands in the 1980s, created by Steven Knight.

This Town opens in 1981 at a moment of huge social tension and unrest. Against this backdrop, it tells the story of a group of young people fighting to choose their own paths in life, each in need of the second chance that music offers. It was filmed on location in the Birmingham area, and at Steven Knight’s new Digbeth Loc. Film and TV Studios.

This Town starred Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Anatomy of a Scandal), Nicholas Pinnock (For Life, Marcella), David Dawson (My Policeman, The Last Kingdom) alongside rising talent including Levi Brown (Loss and Return), Jordan Bolger (The Woman King, The Book of Boba Fett).

Plus Ben Rose (Line of Duty, The Innocents), Eve Austin (You, Our Ladies) Freya Parks (The School of Good and Evil, Here We Go) and Shyvonne Ahmmad (Annika, Karen Pirie).

This Town is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.