A Thousand Blows vs Lead Children
Lead Children has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for A Thousand Blows). A Thousand Blows is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
A Thousand Blows
Lead Children| A Thousand Blows | Lead Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Steven Knight | – |
| Main cast | Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, James Nelson-Joyce, Jason Tobin, Darci Shaw | Michał Żurawski, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Kinga Preis, Zbigniew Zamachowski |
Synopsis
A Thousand Blows
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.
Lead Children
When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.
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