I wanted to detonate a bit of an explosion

LYNN RUSK CHATS WITH ERIN DOHERTY, MALACHI KIRBY AND CREATOR STEVEN KNIGHT ABOUT SERIES TWO OF A THOUSAND BLOWS, SET IN THE BRUTAL EAST END OF LONDON

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FIGHT GOES ON: Stephen Graham and Malachi Kirby, left, play bare-knuckle boxers Sugar Goodson and Hezekiah Moscow

He adds: “For season two, I wanted to detonate a bit of an explosion and pull everybody apart. A year has passed, and what a year it’s been, because so much has changed.

ter Mary for another series.

“It's so rare that you genuinely don’t want to let go of a character, because you love every character you play and feel like you're fighting their fight,” says the Sussexborn actress.

“Normally, by the end of a job, you're ready to move on and explore something new. But I really wasn’t ready to let go of Mary halfway through. Even with just a week’s hiatus in between, I was so delighted to go back in, spend more time with her, grow with her, and be surprised by her.”