It's not everyday you have the opportunity to feel like you're traveling back in time to the colorful and mad world of Victorian East End London, so when I was offered the chance to go on-set of Disney Plus' new historical drama A Thousand Blows, I couldn't turn it down.
Turning his attention away from 1920s Birmingham gang warfare in Peaky Blinders, the new show's creator Steven Knight has now thrust us into the criminal underbelly of 1880s London – the fascinating history of which has been brought to life by the gritty charm of its set.
