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.

The Netflix drama stars a host of impressive British stars including Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker and The White Lotus' Aimee Lou Wood.

Netflix’s limited series ‘Toxic Town’ premiered on Feb. 27 and fictionalized the shocking Corby poisoning case

Toxic Town depicts the real-life battle of families in Corby whose children were born with defects in what Netflix described as "one of the UK's biggest environmental scandals". Here is everything you need to know about the show and the real events in the Northamptonshire town that inspired it.

A new drama on Netflix is shining a light on the true story of the Corby poisonings.

Netflix tells the story of the Corby mothers who fought for justice after their children were born with severe deformities due to the council's failure to remove toxic waste properly

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,

The four-part drama, starring Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood, is an in-depth observation of the Corby poisoning scandal