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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 Independent UK

A Thousand Blows review – the irresistible new boxing drama from the Peaky Blinders creator

Steven Knight’s latest series is a hugely fun journey into the murky world of Victorian bare-knuckle fighting. It’s a ripping yarn full of audacious dialogue

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From Peaky Blinders to Rocky, the movies and shows that the cast of A Thousand Blows watched ahead of the new Disney+ drama’s release

The cast of A Thousand Blows reveal the movies and shows that they watched in preparation for the epic new period drama on Disney+ and Hulu.

TechRadar

Stephen Graham says he’s become ‘obsessed’ with latest role’s intense fitness regime

‘It’s part of my life now,’ actor said

The Independent UK

‘Fact is more interesting than fiction’: what inspired Steven Knight to make the new Disney+ historical drama A Thousand Blows

The cast of A Thousand Blows reveal the inspiration behind the new Disney+ historical drama series.

TechRadar

‘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

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Actor Stephen Graham backs new organisation to help ex-offenders find work

The Rebuilding Futures Alliance has been launched to offer former inmates the chance to learn a skilled trade in the transport sector.

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.

Evening Standard

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

Evening Standard

Stephen Graham on intense A Thousand Blows training: 'The aim was to make me look like a bulldog'

The This Is England star threw himself into an intensive training regime six months before shooting

Evening Standard

Zero Day to A Thousand Blows: the seven best shows to stream this week

The one and only Robert De Niro makes a big splash on the small screen with a timely political thriller, while Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham star in a gritty tale of Victorian London – perhaps Steven Knight’s best show yet

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's new crime drama just became my most anticipated show of spring 2025 — here's when you can stream it

Netflix's upcoming crime drama "Adolescence" already had my curiosity. But here's why it's just gained my full attention.

Tom’s Guide

Popular BBC drama Boiling Point shelved after one series despite being huge hit with fans

The four-part chef drama aired in 2023 and takes fans inside the tense atmosphere of a high-class London eatery

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Stephen Graham is right. Television has forgotten how funny working-class people are

COMMENT: The British actor has said that TV needs to stop making working-class families look miserable. Chris Harvey, who couldn’t agree more, argues that if you don’t have a broad enough spread of writers, stereotypes begin to take hold

The Independent UK

Stephen Graham says working class families are made to look 'miserable' in British dramas

‘It’s very condescending,’ the actor said

TechRadar

Hulu drops full trailer for A Thousand Blows and Stephen Graham's performance already has me hooked

Stephen Graham is attached to a very exciting new TV series from the creator of Peaky Blinders

The Guardian - UK

The 50 must-see TV shows for 2025

Sally Wainwright goes punk! Michaela Coel is back! And Robert De Niro smashes on to streaming like a man with something to prove! Here’s your complete guide to 2025’s unmissable TV

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Evening Standard

The biggest TV shows to watch in 2025: from The Night Manager to Reacher season 3

There’s a lot to get excited about this year

The Independent UK

The 60 greatest film actors of the 21st century (so far)

THE COUNTDOWN: The Independent’s culture team ranks the very best film actors of the century so far

Evening Standard

Stephen Graham 'faces FA investigation' for branding referee 'a f**king Teletubby' in vicious rant at non-league game

The British actor, 51, faces an FA investigation after an abusive outburst at a referee during a non-league football match last weekend

WhatToWatch

Adolescence: release date, recaps, trailer, cast, plot, interview and everything you need to know

Adolescence is a Netflix drama series about a 13-year-old boy accused of murder and starring Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty.

Evening Standard

Peaky Blinders is back! What do we know about the plot, cast, and release date for the new film?

Tommy Shelby has survived – so will Cillian Murphy return to reprise the role?

The Independent UK

Stephen Graham recalls intense Daniel Day-Lewis encounter on Gangs of New York set

‘I’ll never forget it,’ actor said

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt like I was a made man’: Stephen Graham on working with his childhood heroes

One of Britain’s most prolific actors, Stephen Graham is the face of countless hard-to-forget TV and film characters, a regular Scorsese collaborator and good mates with Leo DiCaprio. He talks about living it up in Leicestershire – and why he’s in the shape of his life

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