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Fight School (2)

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Host

Idris Elba

Broadcast

Workerbee and Green Door Pictures for BBC Two, 17 April to 15 May 2022 (5 episodes in 1 series)

Synopsis

Idris Elba opens up a boxing school with the intention of training a group of amateurs to box against a team from the British Army.

Trivia

Originally commissioned for a four-episode run, the UK went into Plan B measures to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19 the day before the big fight was due to be filmed, and the extended pause warranted an extra episode.

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