Jack Thornes real-life Corby poisoning drama shows the human cost of putting profits ahead of responsibility.
Warning: contains finale spoilers for NetflixsToxic Town.
Certain places get inside you, you know?
says Aimee Lou Woods character Tracey Taylor in NetflixsToxic Town.
A missed-off digit in the councils equation crumpled their defence.
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That wasnt the only mismanaged statistic.
It threw off the statistical field.
That, in addition to witness testimony, leads to the case being found in the childrens favour.
One of the witnesses on whom much rests in the TV drama is a former council engineer and whistleblower.
He leaks tender paperwork showing a value of 0 next to the sections for Health and Safety and PPE.
Its the way it has to work, hes told by a colleague.
If you want to move forward, you have to cut red tape.
Its health and safety gone mad.
People in this country have had enough of experts.
Stats are mishandled and misapplied.
An expert is ignored and mocked.
Councillors are shown in cahoots with business owners to whom they grant expensive contracts.
Public money lines private pockets and the dire human cost of corner cutting is shown as a result.
It all starts to feel depressingly familiar.
So did the BBCsThe Salisbury Poisoningsand ITVsMr Bates Vs the Post Office.
And so, inevitably, will Peter Kosminskys forthcoming BBC three-part drama on the Grenfell Tower fire.
All episodes ofToxic Townare available to stream now on Netflix.
