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Adolescence leads Bafta TV nominations with 11 nods

Stars Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters and Christine Tremarco are all nominated.

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Erin Doherty was nearly snubbed for A Thousand Blows role due to Princess Anne accent

A Thousand Blows actress Erin Doherty has told how Stephen Graham nearly didn't recommend for the role of Mary Carr in the Disney+ historical drama series, because he thought she spoke like her The Crown character Princess Anne.

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A Thousand Blows season 2 review: the Disney+ bareknuckle boxing series is more brutal than ever

A Thousand Blows season 2 returns to Disney+ and Hulu, and this time, it's an even tougher fight for survival.

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A Thousand Blows season two review – Erin Doherty is so good it’s hard to think about anything else

While the rival Victorian boxers played by Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby lick their wounds, the effervescent Doherty takes over as a wily thief

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‘I’ve seen a lot of great pissheads’: Stephen Graham on booze, Baftas and the return of his bone-crunching boxing thriller

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight had an astonishing 2025. As A Thousand Blows explodes back, they talk about taking decades to become overnight sensations, the Peaky Blinders movie – and why it could be time for a scouse Bond villain

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His & Hers to A Thousand Blows: the seven best shows to stream this week

Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal star in a steamy, fraught murder mystery, and Steven Knight’s brooding boxing thriller returns for a second round. Plus, a jaw-dropping documentary about the family who adopted a booze-loving bear

The Guardian - UK

What to watch in January 2026: 'Bridgerton,' 'The Pitt,' 'The Traitors,' 'Shrinking' and more

The biggest and buzziest new shows and movies to watch this month on Netflix, Prime Video and more.

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New on Hulu in January 2026: All the new shows and movies to watch

Our guide to all the new movies and TV shows coming to Hulu throughout January 2026, including our top three picks of the streamer's new releases.

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A Thousand Blows season 2: everything we know

A Thousand Blows season 2 will take us back into the underworld of Victorian London...

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Mesmerised by Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty in Adolescence? You need to watch A Thousand Blows

The pair worked together on the Disney+ series that should be your next must-watch if you were captivated by their performances in Adolescence

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Erin Doherty: ‘The minute people start to think of me as one thing, I want to run the other way’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The shapeshifting ‘Adolescence’ and ‘A Thousand Blows’ actor talks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about pickpocketing lessons, social media and the art of the one-shot drama

The Independent UK

The week in TV: The White Lotus; A Thousand Blows; Escaping Utopia – review

Mike White’s delicious whodunnit returns to put the rich through the grinder in Thailand; Stephen Graham goes the extra round in Steven Knight’s bare-knuckle period drama. Plus, a chilling account of life inside a New Zealand cult

The Guardian - UK

A Thousand Blows star Erin Doherty: 'I want to recruit Adele — you’d be wetting your pants every day'

The acclaimed British star plays Mary Carr, the fearless leader of the Forty Elephants, in the new Disney+ show

Evening Standard

The true story behind A Thousand Blows by the show's historical advisor

Steven Knight’s story of boxing and thievery is rooted in reality

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Intrigue meets bare-knuckle brutality: A Thousand Blows, Steven Knight’s vision of Victorian London

4/5 This costume drama starring Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Malachi Kirby is a thrilling, dangerous ride

The Independent UK

A Thousand Blows: The remarkable true story of bare-knuckle boxer Hezekiah Moscow and notorious girl gang The 40 Elephants

The new drama combines the real worlds of the Victorian boxing scene and an infamous all-female crime syndicate

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s now part of my life’: Stephen Graham on shredding to be a buff boxer in A Thousand Blows

The latest creation from Steven Knight tells the story of the illegal and brutal boxing scene in Victorian Britain. Stars Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby and Erin Doherty talk thievery, brawling and broccoli

Evening Standard

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight ‘BBC loyalist’ despite new Disney+ show

Stephen Graham stars as notorious boxer Sugar Goodson in the upcoming series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s London.

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A Thousand Blows on Disney+ review: Erin Doherty shines in an addictively gruesome boxing drama

4/5 This vicious drama about Victorian London’s boxing scene is familiar territory for Peaky Blinders showrunner Steven Knight

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Erin Doherty wanted fans to 'forget' her

Erin Doherty has explained why she took a break from acting after starring in 'The Crown'.

The Guardian - UK

Judge rejects attempt to overturn inquest verdict on Stockport scout’s death

Scout leaders had launched judicial review over verdict of unlawful killing of Ben Leonard, 16, who fell from cliff on expedition

Evening Standard

Judge rejects Scout leaders’ bid to overturn unlawful killing verdict

Ben Leonard, 16, died while on a trip to North Wales with the Reddish Explorer Scouts from Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 2018.

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A Thousand Blows: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything about the Victorian boxing period drama

A Thousand Blows on Disney Plus and Hulu is a Victorian era drama about illegal boxing which stars Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby and Erin Doherty.

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Australia seeks Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine for pigs, horses amid livestock threat

The federal government confirms it is in the process of obtaining vaccines internationally for horses and pigs to protect them from Japanese encephalitis virus.

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Pig producers say pork safe to eat amid Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine rollout success

Pork producers guarantee consumers it is safe to eat pork, as the country continues to manage Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).

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