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The opposite of ‘damsels in distress’: how TV fell in love with female gangsters
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PUBLISHEDSep 2, 2026, 9:00 AM
What the source reports
The ruthless female characters of The Gentlemen, Beef and Peaky Blinders bring new depth to the evil matriarch stereotype Television loves a gangster story – and apparently so does the Duchess of Sussex.
This week, Netflix’s The Gentlemen – Guy Ritchie ’s latest addition to the gangster canon, which stars Theo James as a distractingly handsome…
Main source: The Guardian Culture
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