diff --git a/src/components/@types/global.ts b/src/components/@types/global.ts
index a026186b..5dfd180e 100644
--- a/src/components/@types/global.ts
+++ b/src/components/@types/global.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,3 @@ export interface ScrollerStep {
    */
   foregroundProps?: object;
 }
-
-/** Datum type for data that goes into the Table component */
-type TableDatum = {
-  [key: string]: unknown;
-  searchStr?: string;
-};
-export type TableData = TableDatum[];
diff --git a/src/components/Table/Table.stories.svelte b/src/components/Table/Table.stories.svelte
index 988be50e..6f766425 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/Table.stories.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Table/Table.stories.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   }}
 />
 
-<!-- <Story
+<Story
   name="Metadata"
   args={{
     width: 'normal',
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@
     title: 'The Richest Women in the World',
     source: 'Source: Forbes',
   }}
-/> -->
+/>
diff --git a/src/components/Table/Table.svelte b/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
index 63ed7296..600a53e2 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Table/Table.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!-- @component `Table` [Read the docs.](https://reuters-graphics.github.io/graphics-components/?path=/docs/components-text-elements-table--docs) -->
-<script lang="ts">
+<script lang="ts" generics="T">
   /** Import local helpers */
   import Block from '../Block/Block.svelte';
   import Pagination from './components/Pagination.svelte';
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@
   import SearchInput from '../SearchInput/SearchInput.svelte';
   import { filterArray, paginateArray, getOptions } from './utils';
 
-  // Types
-  import type { TableData } from '../@types/global';
-
-  interface Props {
-    /** Data for the table as an array of objects. */
-    data: TableData;
+  interface Props<T extends Record<string, unknown>> {
+    /** Data for the table as an array. */
+    data: T[];
 
     /** A title that runs above the table. */
     title?: string;
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@
     dek,
     notes,
     source,
-    includedFields,
+    includedFields = Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr'),
     truncated = false,
     truncateLength = 5,
     paginated = false,
@@ -75,35 +72,35 @@
     filterField,
     filterLabel,
     sortable = false,
-    sortField,
-    sortableFields,
+    sortField = Object.keys(data[0])[0],
+    sortableFields = Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr'),
     sortDirection = $bindable('ascending'),
     fieldFormatters = {},
     width = 'normal',
     id = '',
     class: cls = '',
-  }: Props = $props();
+  }: Props<Record<string, unknown>> = $props();
 
   /** Derived variables */
-  let includedFieldsDerived = $derived.by(() => {
-    if (includedFields) return includedFields;
-    if (data.length > 0)
-      return Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr');
-    return [];
-  });
+  // let includedFieldsDerived = $derived.by(() => {
+  //   if (includedFields) return includedFields;
+  //   if (data.length > 0)
+  //     return Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr');
+  //   return [];
+  // });
 
-  let sortableFieldsDerived = $derived.by(() => {
-    if (sortableFields) return sortableFields;
-    if (data.length > 0)
-      return Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr');
-    return [];
-  });
+  // let sortableFieldsDerived = $derived.by(() => {
+  //   if (sortableFields) return sortableFields;
+  //   if (data.length > 0)
+  //     return Object.keys(data[0]).filter((f) => f !== 'searchStr');
+  //   return [];
+  // });
 
-  let sortFieldDerived = $derived.by(() => {
-    if (sortField) return sortField;
-    if (data.length > 0) return Object.keys(data[0])[0];
-    return '';
-  });
+  // let sortFieldDerived = $derived.by(() => {
+  //   if (sortField) return sortField;
+  //   if (data.length > 0) return Object.keys(data[0])[0];
+  //   return '';
+  // });
 
   /** Set truncate, filtering and pagination configuration */
   let showAll = $state(false);
@@ -178,20 +175,12 @@
     return sortedData;
   });
 
-  // $effect(() => {
-  //   console.log('includedFieldsDerived', includedFieldsDerived);
-  //   console.log('sortableFieldsDerived', sortableFieldsDerived);
-  //   console.log('sortFieldDerived', sortFieldDerived);
-  //   console.log('sortedData', sortedData);
-  //   console.log('currentPageData', currentPageData);
-  // });
-
   /** Add the `searchStr` field to data */
   let searchableData = $derived.by(() => {
     return data.map((d) => {
       return {
         ...d,
-        searchStr: includedFieldsDerived
+        searchStr: includedFields
           .map((field) => d[field])
           .join(' ')
           .toLowerCase(),
@@ -243,12 +232,11 @@
       >
         <thead class="table--thead">
           <tr>
-            {#each includedFieldsDerived as field}
+            {#each includedFields as field}
               <th
                 scope="col"
                 class="table--thead--th h4 pl-0 py-2 pr-2"
-                class:sortable={sortable &&
-                  sortableFieldsDerived.includes(field)}
+                class:sortable={sortable && sortableFields.includes(field)}
                 class:sort-ascending={sortable &&
                   sortField === field &&
                   sortDirection === 'ascending'}
@@ -259,7 +247,7 @@
                 onclick={handleSort}
               >
                 {field}
-                {#if sortable && sortableFieldsDerived.includes(field)}
+                {#if sortable && sortableFields.includes(field)}
                   <div class="table--thead--sortarrow fml-1 avoid-clicks">
                     <SortArrow {sortDirection} active={sortField === field} />
                   </div>
@@ -271,7 +259,7 @@
         <tbody class="table--tbody">
           {#each currentPageData as item, idx}
             <tr data-row-index={idx}>
-              {#each includedFieldsDerived as field}
+              {#each includedFields as field}
                 <td
                   class="body-note pl-0 py-2 pr-2"
                   data-row-index={idx}
@@ -285,7 +273,7 @@
           {/each}
           {#if searchable && searchText && currentPageData.length === 0}
             <tr>
-              <td class="no-results" colspan={includedFieldsDerived.length}>
+              <td class="no-results" colspan={includedFields.length}>
                 No results found for "{searchText}"
               </td>
             </tr>
@@ -295,7 +283,7 @@
           <tfoot class="table--tfoot">
             {#if notes}
               <tr>
-                <td class="" colspan={includedFieldsDerived.length}>
+                <td class="" colspan={includedFields.length}>
                   <div class="fmt-2">
                     {@html notes}
                   </div>
@@ -304,7 +292,7 @@
             {/if}
             {#if source}
               <tr>
-                <td class="" colspan={includedFieldsDerived.length}>
+                <td class="" colspan={includedFields.length}>
                   <div class="fmt-1">
                     {@html source}
                   </div>
@@ -343,10 +331,10 @@
 <style lang="scss">
   @use '../../scss/mixins' as mixins;
 
-  section.table {
+  .table {
     overflow-x: auto;
   }
-  section.table table {
+  .table table {
     background-color: transparent;
     border-collapse: separate;
     border-spacing: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/Table/utils.ts b/src/components/Table/utils.ts
index 402cc556..5892ab6d 100644
--- a/src/components/Table/utils.ts
+++ b/src/components/Table/utils.ts
@@ -1,56 +1,60 @@
-import type { TableData } from '../@types/global';
-
-export function filterArray(
-  data: TableData,
+export function filterArray<T extends { searchStr: string }>(
+  data: T[],
   searchText: string,
-  filterField: string | undefined,
-  filterValue: string
+  filterField: keyof T,
+  filterValue: T[keyof T]
 ) {
   if (searchText) {
     data = data.filter((item) => {
-      return item.searchStr?.includes(searchText.toLowerCase());
+      return item.searchStr.includes(searchText.toLowerCase());
     });
   }
-  if (filterField && filterValue) {
+
+  if (filterValue) {
     data = data.filter((item) => {
       return item[filterField] === filterValue;
     });
   }
+
   return data;
 }
 
-export function paginateArray(
-  array: TableData,
+export function paginateArray<T>(
+  array: T[],
   pageSize: number,
   pageNumber: number
 ) {
   return array.slice((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize, pageNumber * pageSize);
 }
 
-function uniqueAttr(array: TableData, attr: string) {
+/**
+ *  We specify the output type here by adding `string` to the union because we want to explicitly define the output array as accepting strings.
+ *
+ * This is to get rid of the type error from `attrList.unshift('All')`
+ */
+function uniqueAttr<T>(array: T[], attr: keyof T): (T[keyof T] | string)[] {
   return array.map((e) => e[attr]).filter(unique);
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-function unique(value: any, index: number, array: TableData) {
-  console.log('unique', value, index, array);
+function unique<T>(value: T, index: number, array: T[]) {
   return array.indexOf(value) === index;
 }
 
-export function getOptions(data: TableData, attr: string) {
+export function getOptions<T>(data: T[], attr: keyof T) {
   // Get all the unique values in the provided field. Sort it.
+  const attrList = uniqueAttr(data, attr).sort((a, b) => {
+    // Throw errors if a and b are not strings.
+    // a and b should be strings since they are keys of T.
+    if (typeof a !== 'string' || typeof b !== 'string') {
+      throw new Error(`Expected string, got ${typeof a} and ${typeof b}`);
+    }
 
-  // @TODO - check if a and b need to be typed and sorted for non-strings
-  const attrList = uniqueAttr(data, attr).sort((a: string, b: string) =>
-    a.localeCompare(b)
-  );
+    return a.localeCompare(b);
+  });
 
-  console.log('attrList', attrList);
-
-  // Tack 'All' as the front as the first option.
+  // Tack 'All' at the start of `attrList`, making it the first option.
   attrList.unshift('All');
 
   // Convert the list into Option typed objects ready for our Select component
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  return attrList.map((a: any) => ({ text: a, value: a }));
+  return attrList.map((a) => ({ text: a, value: a }));
 }