Idris Elba's knife crime documentary hailed

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One review: a fearless look at a harrowing subject
Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One review: a fearless look at a harrowing subject - 4/5 There are no easy answers here: but Elba tackles the issue with thoughtfulness and grace
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.
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: 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 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.
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, during which he met victims' families, police officers and teenage offenders.
UK actor Idris Elba suggests kitchen knives be blunted, others banned to prevent stabbings
Ahead of his documentary about knife crime in the United Kingdom, actor Idris Elba argued that knife-points should be blunted in order to prevent stabbings.
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,
Knife crime hits record high across multiple regions
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West Midlands no longer has top knife crime rate
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'Banning knives won't solve knife crime - we need urgent action for young people'
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Knife Crime: Avon and Somerset Police in national top five for 'serious offences'
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South Yorkshire Police launch campaign to combat youth knife crime
The Knives Take Lives launch took place at The Sheffield College’s Hillsborough Campus, with students from UC Sheffield contributing to the campaign’s design and messaging.