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Despite Peaky Blinders comparisons, this tale of crime and debauchery in post First World War Soho doesn’t quite find its voice.

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36 h. ago A Thousand Blows writer Steven Knight's life from Peaky Blinders inspiration to new Happy Valley team

Steven Knight is the mastermind behind hit TV dramas such as Peaky Blinders and now he's adding A Thousand Blows on Disney+ to his never-ending list of creations.

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41 h. ago 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 dialogueSome will come for the boxing. The Peaky Blinders creator, Steven Knight, has set his latest endeavour in the East End of London and the shadowy underworld of late‑Victorian bare-knuckle fighting. The new series is called A Thousand Blows, and this is an understatement. Some will stay away because of the boxing. This would be a mistake, because it is about so much more. It is about all kinds of violence – that perpetrated against children by those supposed to protect them, against the increasingly poor by the increasingly rich, against women by men, against the colonised by colonisers – and what happens when you throw people together in the melting pot of a rapidly industrialising city where only the fittest can survive.There is a lot going on – narratively, thematically and cartilage crunchingly – in Knight’s historically ...

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59 h. ago A Thousand Blows: how to watch Peaky Blinder creators new show

Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight has a new show coming to Disney Plus 🥊

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3 d. ago Crime show with 92% Rotten Tomatoes score hailed 'American version of Peaky Blinders'

Boardwalk Empire received widespread critical acclaim and dozens of awards during its run

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4 d. ago Disney+ A Thousand Blows is the new Peaky Blinders with unrecognisable The Crown star at its core

Disney+ has unveiled a new drama to its streaming platform that will have viewers hooked from the off, with A Thousand Blows proving to be the new Peaky Blinders.

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4 d. ago Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight addresses future of hit BBC show with three

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight was a guest on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning and was asked about the upcoming feature-length film.

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4 d. ago 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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5 d. ago A Thousand Blows season 2 confirmed as creator teases 'higher stakes' ahead of Disney+ premiere

A Thousand Blows, the new Disney+ hit from the creator of Peaky Blinders, has yet to drop on the streaming service but a second season has already been confirmed.

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

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

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