A Thousand Blows’ Victorian London was built at The Story Works, the new nine-hectare film and television studio complex in Mortlake, South West London.
The complex, which is the “largest film and television studio in the heart of London”, according to The Story Works, was built on the historic site of the 22-acre riverside Mortlake Brewery.
The series, loosely based on true events, follows their lives as Mary Carr (played by Erin Doherty), leader of the Forty Elephants hatches her biggest money-making plan yet as Hezekiah (Malachi Kirby) and Sugar (Stephen Graham) embark on their rivalry.
“Because it was actually Simon Vaughan and Damian Keogh who are our colleagues from Story Collective, they had this idea that we could mount it at the disused Budweiser brewery in Mortlake for those of you who know west London.
Peaky Blinders genius Steven Knight has been able to breathe new life into boxers Hezekiah Moscow and Henry “Sugar” Goodson and gang leader Mary Carr who all walked the streets more than 100 years ago.
