"Between "Peaky Blinders," "A House of Guinness," and now Hulu's "A Thousand Blows," creator Steven Knight seems to have the market cornered on gritty, grimy tales of the dark side of the United Kingdom at the turn of the century."
"Sugar Goodson (a hulking Stephen Graham), a rage-filled pugilist who sees his fighting days running out; and Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), the wily leader of an all-female criminal gang, whose fortunes and heart flit between them both. Split over six hour-long episodes, season one of "A Thousand Blows" breezed by like a flurry of punches, breathlessly charting this trio's intersections through crime and familial intrigue and the familiar rhythms of jealousy and revenge."
Steven Knight creates gritty, grimy period dramas set in turn-of-the-century Britain, and A Thousand Blows centers on battered boxers and criminals in London's East End. The series follows Jamaican immigrant Hezekiah Moscow, whose lion-taming ambitions shift to bare-knuckle boxing; Sugar Goodson, a rage-filled pugilist facing the end of his career; and Mary Carr, leader of an all-female criminal gang caught between fortunes and heart. Season one spanned six hour-long episodes and ended with characters devastated by loss and identity erasure. Season two begins about a year later with protagonists nursing physical and emotional wounds and scheming to climb back to the top.
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