Idris Elba's Fight School

Loved this and couldn't stop watching. I was willing them all the way through to do well and wish them every success in life.

Idris is an amazing mentor.

I'm in my 50s and it motivated me enough to go back and join the gym.

Would love to see more like this 👏

I wouldn't call this "reality-tv" series entertaining or entertainment, but it was interesting at times based on which candidate they spent more time learning their background, weaknesses and strongpoints. Some participants like the overweight but spirited, very likeable young woman from Wales was my favorite, while others like the 18yo who complained about everything really spoiled the mood every episode.

I say it was uneven because if you're going to set rules for participants then they should be enforced. I neither like nor dislike Idris Elba, I think I've seen one of his films, but his laconic presence seemed to be stifling at times, too. I felt his trying to be everyone's friend reduced the integrity of the series and just felt strange. Maybe that was an editing issue, however.

I think its a solid 6 because it was a good idea, yet the dicey participant selection was the real problem as the end results clearly showed. The final bouts in the season finale added an additional star, it was definitely exciting. But if it's to come back for another season, they really need better to choose better players, only strategically use Elba and get tougher on participants. It's boxing, after all.

A sign of a good show is where you feel emotions towards the cast rather than just simply watching it. This is a great example of just that.

You will decide pretty early on in episode 1 who you think didnt deserve this chance and who did and who will annoy the viewer through out their time with their attitude/ lack of effort etc.

Some moving stories thrown in with a few that are there based on their own decision making rather than hands that life dealt them.

Routed for all of them at the beginning but that starts to fade away for a couple pretty quickly.

For me the star of the show was Shanikwa for what she has been through and her attitude to improving her life. She took on everything that was thrown at her and when people seemed to be cowering away the closer it got to the end goal she stood tall.

Great show. Inspiring thanks to a couple of key people in it. Not sure how easy it will be to replicate this again for a season 2 but i will definitely give it a watch if one is made.

We all know 'reality' tv is very manipulated and not reality at all. This was next level fake drama in my opinion

I like the contender/fight camp type concept but teaching obese 30 yr olds boxing to change their lives makes zero sense. There is much more appropriate 'help' that could be provided for a number of the cast members

The constant failures doing basic 'team and confidence building' activities was telling (The abseilling attempt in the last episode told it all) and they still tried to act like this was a life defining moment with the ridiculous over the top fake drama

The sparring was ridiculous in most cases. Seems like this was an Idris thing to scratch his ego

Terrible.