Idris Elba's Fight School
Idris will provide seven disadvantaged young people with lessons in discipline, focus and determination by putting them through an experimental boxing school.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Idris Elba
S1.E1 ∙ Discipline
Idris and the coaches meet their Fight School intake. As the group are put through a rigorous fitness assessment, there are immediate concerns about some of the students.
S1.E2 ∙ Don't Give Up
Idris's team face their first test in the ring - sparring with opponents who won't pull their punches. The boys arrive late to training and Idris visits to find out what's going wrong. Idris organises an open water swimming challenge.
S1.E4 ∙ Endurance
The students discover who they are facing at York Hall. Following visits back home, there's a drop in fitness, and the intensity of training takes its toll on Idris's team.
S1.E5 ∙ The Big Final
The big night at the prestigious York Hall in Bethnall Green finally arrives. It's the moment of truth for Idris's fighters as they enter the ring for their first ever amateur bouts.
