The creator of hit drama Peaky Blinders is on the hunt for people with a bald head to appear in his latest show. Steven Knight's This Town follows four young people drawn into the world of ska and two-tone music.
Filming for the six-part series started in Wolverhampton last weekend. But makers are still looking for people who are naturally bald or have a shaved head to get involved.
Levi Brown, Jordan Bolger, Ben Rose and Eve Austin have been cast in the lead roles. Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery will also star alongside Nicholas Pinnock from Marcella and David Dawson of My Policeman fame.
Casting agency Mad Dog 2020 Casting has put out an appeal for 'skinheads', Birmingham Live reports. Successful applicants will be needed from now until the end of February.
The casting call says: "Skinheads and people with shaved heads are wanted for an upcoming BBC series, This Town (by the creators of Peaky Blinders. In and around West Bromwich. Must have good availability from now until the end of February."
The post says that Film Artistes Association (FAA) rates apply with a flat fee of £10 for travel. Anyone interested should email north@maddog2020casting.com using 'skinheads' as the subject line.
Mr Knight, who is writer, creator and executive producer of This Town, told the BBC: “This is a project very close to my heart. It’s about an era I lived through and know well and it involves characters who I feel I grew up with. It’s a love letter to Birmingham and Coventry but I hope people from all over the world will relate to it."
