TV series
A Thousand Blows
Overview
Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.
Details
- First air date
- 2025-02-21
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Disney+
- Production
- The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions, Water & Power Productions, The Walt Disney Company EMEA, Nebulastar
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Malachi Kirby as Hezekiah Moscow
- Erin Doherty as Mary Carr
- Stephen Graham as Henry 'Sugar' Goodson
- Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover
- Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long
- Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer
- James Nelson-Joyce as Edward 'Treacle' Goodson
- Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody
- Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond
- Nadia Albina as Verity Ross
- Jason Tobin as Mr Lao
- Daniel Mays as William 'Punch' Lewis
Creators and crew
- Steven Knight - Creator
- Sam Myer - Executive Producer
- Hannah Walters - Executive Producer
- Steven Knight - Executive Producer
- Tom Miller - Executive Producer
- Kate Lewis - Executive Producer
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