REVIEWS

The books, TV shows and films causing a stir in the history world this month

Martyn Conterio, Jackson van Uden, Catherine Curzon, Callum McKelvie

Book Film TV Podcast Games Other A THOUSAND BLOWS Steven Knight’s show depicts Victorian London with the gloves off. Certificate: 12A Available on: Disney+ Cast: Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Malachi Kirby Released: Out now As its title suggests, A Thousand Blows is a story about people who’ve been knocked about by life from the day they were born. Steven Knight, of Peaky Blinders fame, has set his sights on a Victorian female gang in London, the Forty Elephants, led by hustler Mary Carr (Erin Doherty). She’s a young lass who declares her ambition is to “steal from the top” (meaning the top of society). There are high hopes that this will be British television’s next hit series. Will lightning strike twice for Knight? The origins of A Thousand Blows do…

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