6 h. ago Peaky Blinders fans hail creator’s ‘superb’ new series as ‘best British show ever’

Fans are already keen to see a second season

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18 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews A Thousand Blows: Sex, robbery and bloody violence, this East End is no Disneyland!

Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the bare-knuckle boxing thriller A Thousand Blows, set in the Victorian East End, is by far the most violent show ever devised by Disney.

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22 h. ago Prue Leith shares 'worrying' update on Great British Bake Off future after missing series

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has hinted that this year's series, which films in the spring before airing on TV in September, could be her last

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32 h. ago BBC viewers slam new series hailed 'Peaky Blinders' spiritual successor'

New BBC series Dope Girls has started airing, but the period drama has failed to impress some TV viewers so far

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42 h. ago Dope Girls review – the dodgy accents could give Peaky Blinders a run for its money

This fun, gory tale of women trying to set up a nightclub in the 1918 Soho underworld is lively – even if it tries to cram too much in. Shame about the ropey vocal affectations The Peaky Blinders comparisons have been flying around ever since filming on Dope Girls began, so it sounds as if the BBC was hoping that it might have a successor on its hands. Certainly, there are some superficial similarities between the two. Dope Girls is set in 1918 and deals with the aftermath of the first world war, as the surviving men return. But here, it’s the women who are in the spotlight, as the female workforce of the past four years suddenly find their newfound social status has been relegated once again. In mood and tone, however, it is less a return to Small Heath, and more of a predecessor to Cabaret.Kate Galloway (Julianne Nicholson) is a businessman’s wife and wartime butcher, who falls on hard times after a family tragedy. Destitute and homeless, she heads to London, where Armistice Day i...

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58 h. ago Druggy period drama Dope Girls struggles to hit the ultimate high

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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69 h. ago Salman Rushdie trial: Guilty verdict reached in trial of man accused of trying to kill author

The British-American novelist was seriously wounded and blinded in one eye in the August 2022 attack. Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty to the charges

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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 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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5 d. ago Married at First Sight Australia given UK airdate as expert teases update on 2025 British series

One Married at First Sight UK expert has teased the filming of the 2025 series

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5 d. ago Coronation Street fans hail 'two minute movie' as they note Carla Connor's 'realisation'

It comes after Carla's horrifying hostage situation saw Rob Donovan seemingly dead and DS Lisa Swain injured

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6 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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6 d. ago ITV viewers say the same thing over Downton Abbey star's 'impeccable' crime series

The six-part series follows a British and Australian detective who are forced to work together to try and solve a complex murder after a woman is found dead.

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6 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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6 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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6 d. ago Netflix fans hail new 'gripping' crime series as 'best of 2025'

Since the new five-part Nordic noir crime series landed on the streaming service on February 6, viewers have rushed to binge-watch it and it's currently at number four in the top ten most watched.

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7 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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7 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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