Steven Knight, creator of 'Peaky Blinders,' presents 'A Thousand Blows,' a new Hulu series about the Forty Elephants, a female-led crime gang from London. Set in the 1880s, the show features characters inspired by real historical figures, such as Jamaican immigrants embroiled in the underground boxing scene. Knight's interest in the Forty Elephants sparked during research for 'Peaky Blinders.' Unlike the Birmingham setting of his previous show, he aimed to create a distinct narrative focused on these pioneering female criminals active in London from the 1870s to the 1950s.
"I was reading about all the different gangs around the turn of the century, and there was this gang of female robbers and con artists who called themselves the Forty Elephants."
"Partly because where they came from is called the Elephant and Castle, but also mainly when they went to Harrods or Selfridges and stole loads of clothes and coats and hats, by the time they left, they looked like elephants because they had so many clothes."
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