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.
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: 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 reveals acting saved him from joining gangs and selling drugs as he slams knife crime crisis in new BBC doc
HE’S best known as the Hollywood A-list actor behind gritty homicide detective Luther – who spent five series hunting down fictional sadistic killers in bloody scenes on BBC One.
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 on stabbing crisis: 'Not all kitchen knives need a point on them'
In the documentary, called Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Hollywood star meets a 17-year-old boy at Feltham young offender institution who first began carrying a blade when he was 13. He grew up in a violent home and had been badly bullied at school for having dandruff.
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.
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,
West Midlands no longer has top knife crime rate
The West Midlands Police area no longer has the highest rate of knife crime in England and Wales, official figures show. Data ...
'Banning knives won't solve knife crime - we need urgent action for young people'
After his lived experience, Sosa believes a knife ban won't stop young people from carrying weapons and crime. Instead he's ...
Knife crime hits record high across multiple regions
Offences rise faster in rural areas as county line gangs exporting drugs from the cities spark turf wars ...
Knife Crime: Avon and Somerset Police in national top five for 'serious offences'
Avon and Somerset Police has recorded the most knife crimes in the South West and came fifth in England.  | ITV News West ...
Knife crime in England and Wales: Key numbers and trends
Knife crime offences recorded by police forces in England and Wales have risen in recent years and are almost back at levels ...
Hosted on MSN18h
'Destroying our city!' Labour-run regions account for almost half of knife crime stats in latest report
Almost half of recorded knife crime incidents have taken place in Labour-run areas, the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have revealed.. London, the West Midlands and Greater ...
'I carried a knife as a teenager - the overnment 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 ...