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.

Jodie Whittaker and Aimee-Lou Wood portray the real women who fought for justice when Corby children were born with limb differences due to toxic surroundings