Jodie Whittaker has been spotted on the set of her new Netflix show Toxic Town.
The Doctor Who star was photographed wearing a fake baby bump while filming scenes with her co-star Michael Socha (This Is England), who can be seen carrying a baby car seat.
It looks like there will be a considerable time jump in the new series, as Whittaker was previously spotted filming with a noticeably shorter hairstyle and, more tellingly, without the fake baby bump.
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Toxic Town, written by Jack Thorne (Enola Holmes, His Dark Materials) and directed by Minkie Spiro (Downton Abbey), is inspired by a real-life legal battle following the Corby poisonings.
Corby is a Northamptonshire town that was once home to a steelworks which closed down during the 1980s, after a huge amount of toxic waste was deposited in the area.
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While the local council attempted to remove the waste, it eventually contaminated populated areas and subsequently had an effect on local residents' health.
In a landmark High Court legal case in 2009, the council was found liable in negligence, public nuisance and a breach of statutory duty. It was the first case in the world to establish a link between atmospheric toxic waste and birth defects.
The four-part limited series will follow the legal battle between the parents of the affected children and the council.
Following the real-life judgment, the council announced in 2010 that it had dropped plans to appeal the decision, admitted to "mistakes in its clean-up of the former British Steel site years ago", and agreed a financial settlement with the families.
Other cast members include Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey), Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty), Robert Kinnear (Our Flag Means Death) and Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood.
"The Corby Toxic Waste Case is one of those moments in history that is defining," Thorne previously said of the show in a press statement.
"It showed our ability to close our eyes and ears to the safety of our people. It also showed the remarkable way that people will fight for what's right.
"Toxic Town tells the story of these funny, brave, incredible women and the way they scrapped for their children."
Toxic Town is yet to receive a release date.
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