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,
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: 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,
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.
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 resurrects knife plea first made in Plymouth 17 years ago
British actor Idris Elba - famous for his role as hard-bitten police detective Luther - has prompted discussions with his suggestion that kitchen knives could be blunted as part of innovations to tackle the issue of knife crime.
Knife crime at record highs across multiple regions
Knife crime has hit a record high in multiple police force areas across England and Wales, official data show. Knife offences ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Idris Elba's Knife Crime documentary hailed as 'powerful' and 'compelling' viewing
TV viewers have said Idris Elba ’s documentary on knife crime was a “ hard watch ” but “compelling" viewing. The Wire star ...
'I carried a knife as a teenager - the government needs to listen to Idris Elba and take action now'
A former young offender who has turned his life around after going to prison three times and is now mentoring young people is ...
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 ...