Inhis own words, screenwriter Steven Knight does legends.
Hes taken the gratitude and drudgery out, and written ambition, glamour and modernity in.
His West-Indian trainer and corner man Alec Munroe was also real.
Thats pretty much irresistible.
Before then, for a long time, Id wanted to tell the story of the Forty Elephants.
Read more about the Elephant and Castle-based gangs tactics and lifestyle via the BBChere.
Mild Spoiler warning: references to plot details inA Thousand Blowsbelow.
you’re free to read more about its origins and impact at thenational archives website here.
A Thousand Blows is streaming now on Disney+ in the UK and Hulu in the US.
