Stephen Graham stars as a Victorian boxer in first look images of A Thousand Blows, an upcoming period drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. British TV heavyweights Graham and Knight have collaborated on the new series set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London – executively produced by Graham and created by Knight. Advertisement Graham can be seen as seasoned and dangerous boxer Sugar Goodson, who comes up against Hezekiah Moscow – played by Malachi Kirby – in the first look images.
Malachi Kirby playing Hezekiah Moscow in A Thousand Blows (Disney+/Robert Viglasky photography) Hezekiah, from Jamaica, has been thrust into the vibrant and violent East End following the industrial revolution and finds himself drawn into the criminal underbelly of the boxing scene – becoming locked in a rivalry with Graham’s character. Advertisement Bafta-winning actor Kirby recently starred in Steve McQueen’s BBC anthology Small Axe. Advertisement In A Thousand Blows, Hezekiah meets meets Mary Carr (Erin Doherty) – leader of The Forty Elephants, a notorious all-female London gang.
A first glimpse sees The Crown star Doherty in character, leaning on the ropes of a traditional boxing ring. Advertisement Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – played by Erin Doherty in A Thousand Blows (Disney/Robert Viglasky photography) Creator, writer, and executive producer Knight said: “The love and care that w.