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Channel 4 Unveils Dirty Business, a Three-Part Drama on England’s Sewage Scandal

From the Partygate producers, the series dramatises a decade-long investigation into sewage pollution with no broadcast date set.

Overview

  • David Thewlis, Jason Watkins, Asim Chaudhry and BAFTA Rising Star nominee Posy Sterling lead the cast, with first-look images released.
  • The story follows two neighbors in Oxfordshire who probe dying fish and uncover evidence that a local plant repeatedly dumped untreated sewage.
  • Thewlis plays Ash, a former police detective, while Watkins portrays Peter, a professor who uses data to expose failures at the sewage works.
  • Chaudhry plays Mickey, a whistleblowing plant worker, and the drama also depicts the Preen family’s E. coli tragedy and a surfer named Reuben’s illness.
  • Joseph Bullman writes and directs for Halcyon Heart, with Laura McCutcheon and Meeshan Saxena producing and Aysha Rafaele as executive producer.