{"id":48603,"date":"2024-03-27T20:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2015663"},"modified":"2024-03-27T21:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:50:56","slug":"this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"This Town shares first look at Levi Brown in Peaky Blinders creator\u2019s new drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Meet Dante and Fiona in an exclusive first look at Steven Knight&#8217;s new series. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 19:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The new drama from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/peaky-blinders-movie-release-date\/\">Peaky Blinders<\/a> creator Steven Knight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-town-bbc-release-date\/\">This Town<\/a>, starts on Sunday (31st March), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has got an exclusive first look at what fans can expect from the music-infused \u201980s-based show.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Levi Brown\u2019s Dante talks to Freya Parks\u2019s Fiona as he peruses through the record shop where she works.<\/p>\n<p>He tells her that he\u2019s written a poem about her, one which could also be a song \u2013 adding that he accidentally got caught up in a riot because he was working out the poem, and that he was hit over the head by a policeman.<\/p>\n<p>Dante asks whether he\u2019s wasting his time with her, and tells her that he only comes to the store as an excuse to see her. She tells him that he\u2019s not wasting his time \u2013 \u201cnot completely\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He walks out of the shop jubilant as Blondie\u2019s The Tide Is High plays. You can watch the clip right here now.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"ec9c95e28d0dc37e99c114854ee40ee80581d857\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"ec9c95e28d0dc37e99c114854ee40ee80581d857\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>This Town follows Dante as he sets about putting together a band during the ska and 2 tone era in the Midlands, while charting his family\u2019s personal drama.<\/p>\n<p>It also explores the political unrest at the time, with Dante\u2019s brother and cousin getting caught up in it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-ben-miller-ralf-little-replacement-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Death in Paradise\u2019s Ben Miller reveals his top picks to replace Ralf Little<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/this-town-peaky-blinders-comparisons-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">This Town star compares Steven Knight\u2019s new drama to Peaky Blinders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fiona star Parks spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusively about the show, and explained how Fiona\u2019s role at the record store, and the show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/steven-knight-this-town-music-central-newsupdate\/\">focus on music<\/a>, connects with the evolving relationship between Dante and Fiona.<\/p>\n<p>She explained: \u201cIt was quite nice because the first time you see Fiona was actually one of the last scenes I did in the shoot, and then the next time we see her, in the park with Dante, was my very first day of shooting. It was just really nice talking all that through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a rehearsal day as well, beforehand, but talking that all through with Levi and Paul [Whittington], the director, just to try and figure out at what point we are meeting them at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause obviously they know each other already, they go to college together, but why has this fascination with him and her, between them, started now?<\/p> <p>\u201cAnd how much do we give away about how they feel towards one another? It\u2019s really beautiful that music and love is so intertwined with their relationship and where we meet them. Love is the way in and music is the kind of path towards the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I don\u2019t know where it could leave, you need to make up your own mind towards the end of the show. But music becomes the big love for all of them, within the whole group, that\u2019s the sort of glue between them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Town will be available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b01pvmf6\/death-in-paradise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0from 6am on Sunday 31st March, while the first episode will air on BBC One at 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Meet Dante and Fiona in an exclusive first look at Steven Knight&#8217;s new series. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":48604,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/this-town-shares-first-look-at-levi-brown-in-peaky-blinders-creators-new-drama-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Meet Dante and Fiona in an exclusive first look at Steven Knight's new series.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/48603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}