Fight Club: A History of Violence: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This series tells the story of organised fighting, one of the oldest and most controversial forms of entertainment. Throughout the centuries close physical combat has been used to entertain the public, make fortunes for gamblers, help people escape the bonds of slavery, aid diplomatic relations, settle scores and protect personal honour. This series looks at the realities of these ruthless one-on-one contests and how they affected the mind and body. Four eras of fighting are covered in the series - Victorian, Georgian, Elizabethan and Tudor - with the dark and unforgiving reality of life in the ring revealed in each episode.

Series details

• Title: Fight Club: A History of Violence
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2012-10-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-10-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Yesterday
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27718
• TVDB ID: 263609

Cast and credited roles

• Sean Bean — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-10; final listed air date 2012-10-31; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fight Club: A History of Violence on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.