Original title
A Thousand Blows
Released
2/21/2025
Origin country
GB
Genre
Drama
Production companies
The Walt Disney Company EMEA, Nebulastar, Water & Power Productions, The Story Collective, Matriarch Productions
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
12
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.
In 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.
Hezekiah and Alec arrive in London to make their fortunes and meet the alluring criminal, Mary Carr.
Hezekiah and Sugar's rivalry takes root, as Mary steps up her heist plans.
A bombing shakes up Wapping, disturbing Hezekiah and threatening Mary and Sugar's plans.
It's the night of Mary Carr's heist and all the pieces are in place, including Hezekiah and Lao.
As Hezekiah rises in the boxing world, Mary suffers from the fallout of Lao's actions at the heist.
Reeling from shock, Hezekiah prepares for his title fight whilst the noose closes in around Mary.
One 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.
Hezekiah is a shadow of the man he once was, and Sugar Goodson drinks himself to death.
London isn't done with Hezekiah. Mary makes her next move, and a battle looms.
The battle unfolds with devastating consequences, and Mary reveals her newly arrived accomplice.
The fight nights return. Sugar faces a difficult choice, and Sophie realises she needs Mary's help.
Sugar confronts Treacle. Hezekiah's student faces his opponent, as Mary's life hangs in the balance.
As Murtagh's grip tightens, things come to a head for Hezekiah, Sugar, and Mary.
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