Chocolate giant Cadbury’s origins are being brought to the screen in a new TV drama that has turned part of a Midlands town into Victorian street scenes.
The Cadburys follows brothers Richard and George Cadbury as they try to rescue their family’s failing cocoa business before creating one of the world’s best-known confectionery brands in Bournville, Birmingham.
The six-part series stars Toby Regbo as Richard, Harry Gilby as George and Jessica Barden as their sister Maria.
Martin Street and St Martins Place in Stafford have been transformed for filming, with production crews using the town’s historic streets to recreate scenes from the 1860s.
Hannah Farrell, of production company Fable Pictures, said she was “thrilled” with the location and described Stafford as “somewhat of a hidden gem”.
“It has so much potential and we feel privileged to be able to showcase the historical town onscreen,” she added.