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So says Susan McIntyre, star of Netflix’s Toxic Town (pictured), as she sets about building a group of mothers of children with birth defects to bring legal action against Corby Council for ...
The Corby Steelworks closed down in 1980 and was later demolished. However, problems began to arise when the local council mismanaged how it disposed of the toxic waste, leading locals to inhale ...
Between 1985 and 1997 a number of children in the Corby area were born with limb differences, with the characters Susan McIntyre (Jodie Whittaker), Tracey Taylor (Aimee Lou Wood) and Maggie Mahon ...
Families brought a multi-million pound damages action against Corby Borough Counci;. Pictured in 2009. Picture: Alamy Susan McIntyre – Played by Jodie Whittaker Susan McIntyre fought for justice ...
Once a thriving town buoyed by the steel industry, Corby was a place of plentiful employment and opportunity; families came from all over Britain to find jobs in the steelworks.
11 In the Corby poisoning case, Des represented mothers including Susan McIntyre, whose son was born with a birth defect Credit: Alamy 11 ...
The portrayals of the three of the mothers featured in the drama – Susan McIntyre (Jodie Whittaker), Maggie Mahon (Claudia Jessie) and Tracey Taylor (Aimee Lou Wood) – do show the persistence ...
The Corby scandal is having its own major milestone moment, but there's no telling how far-reaching the impact of the renewed dialogue around it could be – and that's truly awe-inspiring.
Toxic Town follows the real-life battle of families in Corby whose children were born with defects in the 1980s and 90s, with the show featuring Jodie Whittaker as Susan McIntyre and Aimee Lou ...
A recent video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, features the real-life Susan McIntyre as she reacts to an emotional birth scene from Toxic Town.
Kobi Sadler, 10, stars in the third episode of Toxic Town, which tells the true story of families in Corby, Northamptonshire, whose children were born with defects in the 1980s and 90s.
As shared by Susan in 2020 BBC documentary, Toxic Town: The Corby Poisonings, Connor endured horrific bullying because of his hand - so much so that he even attempted to cut it off.