Scripted series · Disney+
A Thousand Blows
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Malachi Kirby
Hezekiah Moscow
12 eps
Erin Doherty
Mary Carr
12 eps
Stephen Graham
Henry 'Sugar' Goodson
12 eps
Caoilfhionn Dunne
Anne Glover
12 eps
Morgan Hilaire
Esme Long
12 eps
Jemma Carlton
Belle Downer
12 eps
James Nelson-Joyce
Edward 'Treacle' Goodson
12 eps
Hannah Walters
Eliza Moody
12 eps
Darci Shaw
Alice Diamond
12 eps
Nadia Albina
Verity Ross
12 eps
Jason Tobin
Mr Lao
12 eps
Daniel Mays
William 'Punch' Lewis
12 eps
Gary Lewis
Jack Mac
12 eps
Francis Lovehall
Alec Munroe
6 eps
Tom Davis
Charlie Mitchell
6 eps
Ned Dennehy
Bull Jeremy
6 eps
Catherine McCormack
Sophie Lyons
6 eps
Ian Donnelly
Worker
1 eps
David Hartley
Policeman
1 eps
Shane Noone
Inn Keeper
1 eps
Ashley Walters
Switch
3 eps
Elliot Cable
Dickie Summerville
2 eps
Elliot Warren
Sharkey Devenish
2 eps
Thomas Reddy
Punch's Son
2 eps
Alastair Ellery
Zoo Guard
1 eps
Kieran O'Brien
Mr Harkness
1 eps
Joel Ellis
Pastor Deacon
1 eps
Jair Ellis
Young Hezekiah Moscow
3 eps
Eddie Toll
Saul Woolfe
2 eps
Antony Somers
Fink
1 eps
Susan Lynch
Jane Carr
3 eps
Maeve Dermody
Lady Grace
3 eps
Lizzie Muncey
Ivy
1 eps
James Harkness
Brenner
1 eps
Stacey Ghent
Dance Trio
1 eps
Dawn Buckland
Dance Trio
1 eps
Aliyah Odoffin
Victoria Davies
3 eps
Jonathan Bourne
Comique Performer
1 eps
Ziggy Heath
Peggy Bettinson
4 eps
Jessica Reeve
Miss Lala
1 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20256 episodes
5.1IMDbIn season 1, as Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr, who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson, determines to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threatens everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20266 episodes
2.5IMDbOne year later, Hezekiah's a shadow of the man he once was whilst Sugar Goodson is estranged from his family and drinking himself to death. Just as Wapping is about to sigh its last breath, Mary Carr bursts back into town with her loyal second, Alice Diamond, to reassemble her gang and reclaim her crown. As always, Mary has a plan; one which will involve all those she holds dearest. And this time it's riskier than ever.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Steven Knight
Showrunner
David Olusoga
Executive producer
Hannah Walters
Executive producer
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Damian Keogh
Executive producer
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Kate Lewis
Executive producer
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Lee Mason
Executive producer
Stephen Graham
Executive producer
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Jonny Richards
Executive producer
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Tom Miller
Executive producer
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Sam Myer
Executive producer
Yasmin Joseph
Writer
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Ameir Brown
Writer
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Harlan Davies
Writer
In-sook Chappell
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David OlusogaExecutive Producer
- Stephen HarenProducer
- Hannah WaltersExecutive Producer
- Damian KeoghExecutive Producer
- Kate LewisExecutive Producer
- Barrington Paul RobinsonProducer
Writing
- Yasmin JosephWriter
- Ameir BrownWriter
- Harlan DaviesWriter
- Steven KnightWriter
- In-sook ChappellWriter
Direction
- Ashley WaltersDirector
- Nick MurphyDirector
- Tinge KrishnanDirector
- Katrin GebbeDirector
- Coky GiedroycDirector
- Dionne EdwardsDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
- HuluStreaming
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