Idris Elba: King of Speed

Idris Elba: King of Speed

TV-PG2013•1h 0m•7.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Idris Elba travels from his childhood home in east London to 'Motor City' - Detroit - and then on to New Jersey where he delves into the history of the first boy racers and explores how the quest for high speed has shaped professional motorsport and popular culture.

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Production

Shine TV, Endemol Shine North

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 25, 2013

Last Aired

December 25, 2013

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2013-12-25

Idris Elba visits different racetracks in the America, Scotland and Finland to find out more about the political, social and historical evolution of racing from prohibition to today.

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2013-06-07

Idris Elba continues to to find out more about the political, social and historical evolution of racing from prohibition to today.

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2013-06-14

Idris goes back to basics and learns the skills of trial biking, before finally fulfilling his personal ambition to drive a full-spec rally car on a genuine Finnish rally course.

Cast

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Self

Ari Vatanen

Ari Vatanen

Self

Max Vatanen

Self

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