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This Town’s Michelle Dockery ‘relives my childhood’ in 80s drama from Peaky Blinders creator


Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery goes back to her 80s childhood as she stars in new BBC period drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

In BBC drama This Town – from the pen of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight – Michelle plays Estella, a mother and singer who never hit the big time, due to her difficult relationship with alcohol. Against a background of social unrest and IRA terrorist threats, a group of young people harness the power of music to escape their grim reality. Read MoreRelated Articles Inside Allen Leech's life off-screen including staggering net worth, stunning wife and heartbreak

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