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A Thousand Blows

Overview

Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.
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Steven Knight

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Cast

Malachi Kirby profile
Malachi Kirby

Hezekiah Moscow

Total episodes: 6

Erin Doherty profile
Erin Doherty

Mary Carr

Total episodes: 6

James Nelson-Joyce profile
James Nelson-Joyce

Edward 'Treacle' Goodson

Total episodes: 6

Jason Tobin profile
Jason Tobin

Mr Lao

Total episodes: 6

Darci Shaw profile
Darci Shaw

Alice Diamond

Total episodes: 6

Francis Lovehall profile
Francis Lovehall

Alec Munroe

Total episodes: 6

Hannah Walters profile
Hannah Walters

Eliza Moody

Total episodes: 6

Morgan Hilaire profile
Morgan Hilaire

Esme Long

Total episodes: 6

Caoilfhionn Dunne profile
Caoilfhionn Dunne

Anne Glover

Total episodes: 6

Jemma Carlton profile
Jemma Carlton

Belle Downer

Total episodes: 6

Nadia Albina profile
Nadia Albina

Verity Ross

Total episodes: 6

Tom Davis profile
Tom Davis

Charlie Mitchell

Total episodes: 6

Malachi Kirby profile
Malachi Kirby

Hezekiah Moscow

Total episodes: 6

Erin Doherty profile
Erin Doherty

Mary Carr

Total episodes: 6

James Nelson-Joyce profile
James Nelson-Joyce

Edward 'Treacle' Goodson

Total episodes: 6

Jason Tobin profile
Jason Tobin

Mr Lao

Total episodes: 6

Darci Shaw profile
Darci Shaw

Alice Diamond

Total episodes: 6

Francis Lovehall profile
Francis Lovehall

Alec Munroe

Total episodes: 6

Hannah Walters profile
Hannah Walters

Eliza Moody

Total episodes: 6

Morgan Hilaire profile
Morgan Hilaire

Esme Long

Total episodes: 6

Caoilfhionn Dunne profile
Caoilfhionn Dunne

Anne Glover

Total episodes: 6

Jemma Carlton profile
Jemma Carlton

Belle Downer

Total episodes: 6

Nadia Albina profile
Nadia Albina

Verity Ross

Total episodes: 6

Tom Davis profile
Tom Davis

Charlie Mitchell

Total episodes: 6

Extra

Release Date

February 21, 2025

Last air Date

February 21, 2025

Status

Returning Series

Original Language

English

Networks

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seasons

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Season 1

Aired on: 2025 | 6 Episodes

In season 1, as Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.

Videos

Stephen Graham's Intense Training and the Real Story Behind A Thousand Blows | BAFTA thumbnail
Stephen Graham's Intense Training and the Real Story Behind A Thousand Blows | BAFTA
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Meet the Forty Elephants
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Inside Look
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Teaser Trailer

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