Interview with some of the cast of Steven Knight’s new boxing drama ‘A Thousand Blows‘ starring Malachi Kirby and Stephen Graham, out now Disney+ and Hulu. The interview includes Daniel Mays (William ‘Punch’ Lewis), James Nelson-Joyce (Edward ‘Treacle’ Goodson), Francis Lovehall (Alec Munroe), and Jason Tobin (Mr Lao).
The six-part drama stars BAFTA award-winner Malachi Kirby (‘Small Axe’) as Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of 1880s Victorian post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, played by Erin Doherty (‘The Crown’), leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham (‘Boiling Point’, “Boardwalk Empire’), a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
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