Idris Elba's Knife Crime documentary hailed

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.
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 teenage offenders
Idris Elba: 'Knife crime isn’t just a Black problem'
Elba continued: "It's also an excuse for people to kind of go, 'Well, I'm not Black, I'm not brown, I don't understand it,' and it's not true, either. So not only is it dangerous misinformation, but it's also not true.
'This is a crisis, we need to be screaming it now' - Idris Elba on his battle to end knife crime
For six years he's campaigned to stop kids from killing each other with knives, now the actor is begging the whole country to get behind him
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,
Brian and Maggie; Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
“Brian and Maggie is an absorbing study of politics, class and conflicted loyalties. Watching this makes you nostalgic for a time when programmes such as his were appointment-to-view television, journalists were forensic but respectful, and politicians could do more than trot out spin-doctored soundbites.” Anita Singh, The Telegraph
Zombie knife ban won't solve crisis - but there is hope, says Idris Elba
Banning the sale of zombie knives is a positive step, but schools need to intervene earlier to help tackle the UK's knife crime crisis, says Idris Elba. The actor, 52, has spent the last year making a documentary for the BBC about solutions to knife crime,
Idris Elba on stabbing crisis: 'Not all kitchen knives need a point on them'
In addition to early intervention, he told the BBC that ninja swords should be banned and even suggested domestic knives could be made less dangerous. "Not all kitchen knives need to have a point on them,
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 three marriages and 'love at first sight' with famous wife
The star has been married three times. His first wife was Hanne “Kim” Norgaard, with whom he shares daughter Isan, from 1999 ...
Idris Elba says young people in British gangs are ‘not big and scary’
Actor Idris Elba has said young people in London gangs are “not big and scary”, adding it is “sad” that society has “turned ...
Bradley Cooper Joins Idris Elba, Adrien Brody and More A-List Stars at Pharrell's Latest Louis Vuitton Menswear Show in Paris
Bradley Cooper, Idris Elba, Adrien Brody, Travis Scott, Callum Turner, Aaron Pierre, and many more celebrities appeared at ...
Idris and Sabrina Elba Coordinate in Edgy Leather Looks at Louis Vuitton Men’s Fall 2025 Fashion Show in Paris
The couple attended Pharrell Williams' latest Louis Vuitton presentation alongside rapper Future and NBA superstar Victor ...
Idris Elba Recalls Spending ‘A Night’ in South African Prison to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. “In 2013, when ...