Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC 1 review

Idris Elba 'overwhelmed and angry' about UK knife crime crisis in new BBC documentary: 'Constant'
Idris Elba has shared how he is "overwhelmed and angry" over UK knife crime as he reflected in a his new BBC documentary about a passionate plea he made in 2019. The actor, 52, has been talking about the worrying subject for years,
Idris Elba's knife crime documentary hailed as 'powerful' viewing
What did you miss? TV viewers have said Idris Elba’s documentary on knife crime was a "hard watch" but "compelling" viewing. The Wire star spent the last year filming BBC programme Our Knife Crime Crisis.
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis TV review — BBC doc examines youth violence in the UK
While these grim figures speak for themselves, a new BBC documentary goes beyond the alarming statistics and occasionally alarmist media coverage to tell the broader story of knife culture in the UK. Short yet wide-ranging, it seeks to ground these tragedies in a deeper understanding of the social contexts that cultivate violence.
Idris Elba suggests removal of kitchen knife points to tackle stabbing crimes
British actor Idris Elba suggested that the points on some kitchen knives should be altered to help reduce stabbing crimes.
BBC viewers say same thing as Idris Elba's 'horrifying' knife crime documentary airs
Viewers who tuned into the BBC documentary Idris Elba: Our Knife Crisis had nothing but praise for the Hollywood actor as they commended his efforts for fronting the show. The 52-year-old Hackney native has been campaigning heavily as he continues his passionate fight against knife crime in the UK.
Idris Elba on stabbing crisis: 'Not all kitchen knives need a point on them'
In the documentary, called Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Hollywood star meets a 17-year-old boy at Feltham young offender institution who first began carrying a blade when he was 13. He grew up in a violent home and had been badly bullied at school for having dandruff.
Idris Elba proposes dulling kitchen knives to curb stabbing deaths
The BBC film sees Elba meet prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, who said that his party would commit to halving knife crime if elected, and the King, where the pair discussed solutions to the problem with some of the young people most affected by youth violence.
Idris Elba 'overwhelmed and angry' as he makes emotional plea in BBC crime documentary
Idris Elba has opened up about feeling 'overwhelmed and angry' while posting a passionate video about knife crime in 2019 in his BBC documentary Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, review: there’s no end in sight for this devastating epidemic
In BBC One’s sobering documentary, the actor meets the King, Prime Minister and victim’s families, each of whom offer few genuine solutions
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis is full of horrific stories. But can it actually help?
The Luther star has spent several years as a campaigner against knife crime and pushing for greater regulation on the sale of machetes and zombie knives, and Our Knife Crime Crisis finds the actor attempting to humanise the journey,
Watch: Idris Elba backs blunt kitchen knives to stop knife crime
Luther star speaks ahead of the release of BBC documentary in which actor talks to victims’ families, police officers and ...
Idris Elba fans say same thing about star's 'horrifying' BBC knife crime documentary
BBC One viewers have praised Idris Elba for his latest documentary, Idris Elba: Our Knife Crisis, as he attempts to find out ...