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Peaky Blinders
Genre	Historical fiction Crime drama
Created by	Steven Knight
Written by	Steven Knight Toby Finlay (Episode #1.5) Stephen Russell (Episode #1.4)
Directed by	Otto Bathurst (series 1) Tom Harper (series 1) Colm McCarthy (series 2) Tim Mielants (series 3) David Caffrey (series 4) Anthony Byrne (series 5 and 6)
Starring	Cillian Murphy Sam Neill Helen McCrory Paul Anderson Annabelle Wallis Iddo Goldberg Sophie Rundle Joe Cole Ned Dennehy Benjamin Zephaniah David Dawson Andy Nyman Charlie Creed-Miles Tommy Flanagan Noah Taylor Tom Hardy Charlotte Riley Finn Cole Natasha O’Keeffe Aimee-Ffion Edwards Gaite Jansen Alexander Siddig Packy Lee Jan Bijvoet Dina Korzun Paddy Considine Kate Phillips Charlie Murphy Adrien Brody Ian Peck Jack Rowan Aidan Gillen Anya Taylor-Joy Kingsley Ben-Adir Sam Claflin Brian Gleeson Kate Dickie Andrew Koji Neil Maskell Cosmo Jarvis Harry Kirton Charlene McKenna Pauline Turner Amber Anderson James Frecheville Stephen Graham Conrad Khan Daryl McCormack Emmett J. Scanlan
Opening theme	«Red Right Hand» by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Composers	Martin Phipps Paul Hartnoll PJ Harvey Dickon Hinchliffe Antony Genn Martin Slattery Anna Calvi
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Caryn Mandabach Greg Brenman Steven Knight Cillian Murphy Jamie Glazebrook Frith Tiplady
Producers	Katie Swinden (series 1) Laurie Borg (series 2) Simon Maloney (series 3) Joe Donaldson (series 4) Annie Harrison-Baxter (series 5) Nick Goding (series 6)
Production locations	Birmingham (main setting) Bradford Keighley Leeds Liverpool Dudley Port Sunlight Damems
Cinematography	George Steel
Running time	55–83 minutes
Production companies	Caryn Mandabach Productions Tiger Aspect Productions Screen Yorkshire
Distributor	BBC Studios
Budget	$1.5 million per episode
Release
Original network	BBC Two (series 1–4) BBC One (series 5–6)
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Audio format	Stereo 5.1 Surround Sound
Original release	12 September 2013 – 3 April 2022

Peaky Blinders is a British period crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, England, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the First World War. The fictional gang is loosely based on a real urban youth gang of the same name who were active in the city from the 1880s to the 1910s.

It features an ensemble cast led by Cillian Murphy, starring as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Elizabeth «Polly» Gray, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and Joe Cole as John Shelby, the gang’s senior members. Sam Neill, Annabelle Wallis, Iddo Goldberg, Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Finn Cole, Natasha O’Keeffe, Paddy Considine, Adrien Brody, Aidan Gillen, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sam Claflin, Amber Anderson, James Frecheville, and Stephen Graham are also starring. It premiered on 12 September 2013, telecast on BBC Two until the fourth series (with repeats on BBC Four), then moved to BBC One for the fifth and sixth series.

Netflix, under a deal with Weinstein Company and Endemol, acquired the rights to release the show in the United States and around the world. In January 2021, it was announced that the sixth series would be the last, followed by a spinoff film. The final series was broadcast in 2022.

Overview[edit]

Peaky Blinders is a crime drama centred on a family of mixed Irish Traveller and Romani origins based in Birmingham, England, starting in 1919, several months after the end of the First World War. It centres on the Peaky Blinders street gang and their ambitious, cunning crime boss Tommy Shelby (Murphy). The gang comes to the attention of Major Chester Campbell (Neill), a detective chief inspector in the Royal Irish Constabulary sent over by Winston Churchill from Belfast, where he had been sent to clean up the city of the Irish Republican Army flying columns, the Communist Party of Great Britain, street gangs, and common criminals.^[1][2] Winston Churchill (played by Andy Nyman in series 1 and Richard McCabe in series 2) charges him with suppressing disorder and uprising in Birmingham and recovering a stolen cache of arms meant to be shipped to Libya.^[3][4] The first series concludes on 3 December 1919—»Black Star Day», the event where the Peaky Blinders plan to take over Billy Kimber’s betting pitches at the Worcester Races.

The second series has the Peaky Blinders expand their criminal organisation in the «South and North while maintaining a stronghold in their Birmingham heartland».^[5] It begins in 1921 and ends with a climax at Epsom racecourse on 31 May 1922, Derby Day.^[6]

The third series takes place in 1924, following Tommy and the gang as they enter an even more dangerous world by expanding once again, this time internationally. The third series also features Father John Hughes (Paddy Considine), who is involved in an anti-communist organisation; Ruben Oliver (Alexander Siddig), a painter whom Polly enlists to paint her portrait; Russian Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna (Gaite Jansen); and Linda Shelby (Kate Phillips), new wife of Arthur.

The fourth series begins on Christmas Eve 1925, with the Peaky Blinders getting word that the New York Mafia, led by Luca Changretta (Adrien Brody), is coming to avenge the murders committed the previous season and ends following the general strike of May 1926, with Tommy using Jessie Eden for information and being elected as a Member of Parliament in 1927.

The fifth series runs two years later, from (Black Tuesday), 29 October 1929, to 7 December 1929, the morning after a rally led by British Union of Fascists leader Sir Oswald Mosley.

The sixth series begins on 5 December 1933, as prohibition is repealed in the United States. The Nazi Party has obtained power in Germany, leading to a growth in membership of the British Union of Fascists. Tommy must not only deal with Mosley but also with plots from the Irish Mob as well as the Anti-Treaty IRA.

Cast and characters[edit]

Main[edit]

• Cillian Murphy as Thomas «Tommy» Shelby, the leader of the Peaky Blinders.
• Sam Neill as Chief Inspector/Major Chester Campbell (series 1–2), an Ulster Protestant policeman drafted from Belfast.
• Helen McCrory as Elizabeth Pollyanna «Polly» Gray (series 1–5), née Shelby, the aunt of the Shelby siblings, and treasurer of the Peaky Blinders.
• Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby Jr., Tommy’s best friend and eldest of the Shelby siblings.
• Annabelle Wallis as Grace Shelby (series 1–3, 5), née Burgess, a former undercover agent, and Irish Protestant. She is Tommy’s first wife and mother of his son Charles.
• Iddo Goldberg as Freddie Thorne (series 1), a known communist who fought in the Great War and Ada’s husband.
• Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby, the only sister of the Shelby brothers.
• Joe Cole as John «Johnny» Shelby (series 1–4), the third-youngest Shelby brother and a member of the Peaky Blinders.
• Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong, owner of a boatyard and an uncle figure to the Shelby siblings.
• Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah ‘Jimmy’ Jesus, a preacher, and friend of the Peaky Blinders.
• David Dawson as Roberts (series 1), Billy Kimber’s accountant.
• Andy Nyman (series 1), Richard McCabe (recurring series 2), and Neil Maskell (series 5–6) as Winston Churchill
• Charlie Creed-Miles as Billy Kimber (series 1), a local kingpin and leader of The Birmingham Boys who runs the local races.
• Tommy Flanagan as Arthur Shelby, Sr. (series 1), the father of the Shelby siblings and Polly’s brother.
• Noah Taylor as Darby Sabini (series 2), the leader of an Italian gang in Camden Town.
• Tom Hardy as Alfred «Alfie» Solomons (series 2–6), the leader of a Jewish gang in Camden Town.
• Charlotte Riley as May Fitz Carleton (series 2, 4), a wealthy widow who owns racehorses.
• Finn Cole as Michael Gray (series 2–6), Polly’s biological son.
• Natasha O’Keeffe as Elizabeth «Lizzie» Shelby, née Stark (series 2–6; guest series 1), an ex-prostitute who worked for Tommy as his secretary. She is his second wife and the mother of his daughter Ruby.
• Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Esme Shelby-Lee (series 3–4, 6; recurring series 1–2), John’s wife and a member of the Lee clan.
• Gaite Jansen as Princess Tatiana Petrovna (series 3), a Russian princess who has an affair with Tommy.
• Alexander Siddig as Ruben Oliver (series 3), a portrait artist in a romantic relationship with Polly.
• Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs (series 3–6; recurring series 1-2), Tommy’s Gypsy friend.
• Jan Bijvoet as Arch Duke Leon Romanov (series 3), Tatiana’s uncle.
• Dina Korzun as Grand Duchess Izabella Petrovna (series 3), Tatiana’s aunt.
• Paddy Considine as Father John Hughes (series 3), a priest working with the anti-communist Section D (the Economic League) in the British government
• Kate Phillips as Linda Shelby (series 4–6; recurring series 3), Arthur’s wife who is a devout Christian.
• Charlie Murphy as Jessie Eden (series 4–5), a union convenor and Tommy’s lover.
• Adrien Brody as Luca Changretta (series 4), a New York mafioso with a vendetta against the Peaky Blinders.
• Ian Peck as Curly (series 4–6; recurring series 1–3), a horse expert and Charlie’s assistant.
• Jack Rowan as Bonnie Gold (series 4–5), Aberama’s boxing champion son.
• Aidan Gillen as Aberama Gold (series 4–5), an ally of the Peaky Blinders and Polly’s lover.
• Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray (series 5–6), Michael’s American wife.
• Kingsley Ben-Adir as Colonel Ben Younger (series 5; guest series 4), a young colonel who begins a relationship with Ada. He is also investigating socialist and fascist political activities.
• Sam Claflin as Sir Oswald Mosley (series 5–6), a fascist politician and leader of the British Union of Fascists.
• Brian Gleeson as Jimmy McCavern (series 5), the leader of the Billy Boys, a Scottish Protestant gang.
• Kate Dickie as Mother Superior (series 5), the head of a group of nuns.
• Andrew Koji as Brilliant Chang (series 5), a Chinese criminal leader involved in opium smuggling.
• Cosmo Jarvis as Barney Thomason (series 5), a WWI sniper who was Tommy’s comrade and old friend and is locked in an insane asylum.
• Alfie Evans-Meese (recurring series 1) and Harry Kirton (series 6; recurring series 2–5) as Finn Shelby, the youngest Shelby brother and a member of the Peaky Blinders.
• Charlene McKenna as Laura McKee/ Captain Swing (series 6; guest series 5), an IRA leader from Belfast.
• Pauline Turner as Frances (series 6; recurring series 4–5), Tommy’s housekeeper.
• Amber Anderson as Lady Diana Mitford (series 6), Mosley’s second wife, one of the aristocratic Mitford sisters and a Fascist socialite.
• James Frecheville as Jack Nelson (series 6), a south Boston gang leader, Gina’s uncle and Michael’s boss in the United States. Nelson is based on Joseph Kennedy, Sr.

• Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg (series 6), the union convenor for the workers at Liverpool docks.
• Conrad Khan as Erasmus «Duke» Shelby (series 6), Tommy’s first-born son from before the Great War.
• Jordan Bolger (recurring series 2–4) and Daryl McCormack (series 6; recurring series 5) as Isiah Jesus, Jeremiah’s son and a member of the Peaky Blinders.
• Emmett J. Scanlan as Billy Grade (series 6; recurring series 5), an ex-footballer turned singer and an ally to the Peaky Blinders.

Recurring[edit]

• Lobo Chan as Mr. Zhang (series 1), a business owner in Chinatown.
• Neil Bell (series 1) as Harry Fenton, a former landlord and owner of the Garrison pub.
• Samuel Edward-Cook as Danny «Whizz-Bang» Owen (series 1), Tommy’s former comrade and a loyal member of the Peaky Blinders.
• Tony Pitts as Sergeant/Inspector Moss (series 1–4), a police officer from Birmingham.
• Kevin Metcalfe as Scudboat (series 1–2), a henchman of the Peaky Blinders.
• Jeffrey Postlethwaite as Henry (series 1–2), a Peaky Blinders henchman.
• Matthew Postlethwaite as Nipper (series 1–2), a Peaky Blinders henchman.
• Simone Kirby as Irene O’Donnell (series 2), a Pro-Treaty IRA member, who works with Donal Henry and Inspector Campbell to blackmail Tommy into carrying out an assassination.
• Rory Keenan as Donal Henry (series 2), a spy who worked for the Irregulars against the Pro-Treaty IRA.
• Adam El Hagar as Ollie (series 2), Alfie’s assistant.
• Sam Hazeldine as Georgie Sewell (series 2), the right-hand man and consiglieri to Sabini.
• Wanda Opalinska as Rosemary Johnson (series 2, 4), Michael’s foster mother, whom she named Henry.
• Daniel Fearn as King Maine (series 2, 4), a boxing trainer in Birmingham who trains Arthur and Bonnie.
• Paul Bullion as Billy Kitchen (series 2), a Black Countryman, who briefly worked as a Head Baker for Tommy and Alfie.
• Josh O’Connor as James (series 2), Ada’s friend and housemate.
• Dorian Lough as Mario (series 2), the owner of The Eden Club, ran by Sabini.
• Allan Hopwood as Abbey Heath (series 2)
• James Eeles as «The Digbeth Kid» Harold Hancox (series 2), an aspiring actor hired by the Peaky Blinders to get stood up and spend a week inside jail, only to be killed by Sabini’s henchmen.
• Erin Shanagher as Mrs. Ross (series 2, 4), a vengeful mother who dislikes Arthur for the death of her son.
• George Gwyther (series 3) and Callum Booth-Ford (series 5–6) as Karl Thorne, the only child of Ada and Freddie.
• Stephanie Hyam as Charlotte Murray (series 3), a wealthy girl, with whom Michael has a short affair.
• Kenneth Colley as Vicente Changretta (series 3), the father to Changretta and his brother Angel.
• Bríd Brennan as Audrey Changretta (series 3–4), Changretta’s mother, wife of Vicente Changretta and head of the Italian crime family in Birmingham, as part of being the enemy of the Peaky Blinders.
• Frances Tomelty as Bethany Boswell (series 3), a wise old woman living in Wales, whom Tommy seeks out.
• Richard Brake as Anton Kaledin (series 3), a Russian refugee, who attempted to discuss business with Sabini and Tommy on Tommy and Grace’s wedding day.
• Alex Macqueen as Patrick Jarvis MP (series 3), a Member of Parliament and also a member and representative of the Economic League, working with Father Hughes
• Ralph Ineson as Connor Nutley (series 3), a Lancaster factory foreman.
• Peter Bankole as William Letso (series 3), a former diamond miner, a tunneler from the South African Labor Corps and Tommy’s friend.
• Richard Dillane as General Curran (series 3), Grace’s uncle.
• Dominic Coleman as Priest (series 3)
• Wendy Nottingham as Mary (series 3), Tommy’s housekeeper.
• Billy Marwood (series 3), Jenson Clarke (series 4–5), and Billy Jenkins (series 6) as Charles Shelby, the son of Tommy and Grace.
• Luca Matteo Zizzari as Matteo (series 4), one of Changretta’s henchmen.
• Jake J. Meniani as Frederico (series 4), one of Changretta’s henchmen.
• Graeme Hawley as Niall Devlin (series 4), a working man in the Peaky Blinders Limited, working for Tommy.
• Donald Sumpter as Arthur Bigge (series 4), the King’s Private Secretary, who deals with the case of the execution of Polly, Arthur, John and Michael.
• Jamie Kenna as Billy Mills (series 4), a former heavyweight boxing champion and a worker for the Shelby Company Limited, who fights against Bonnie at the company.
• Joseph Long as Chef (series 4)
• Andreas Muñoz as Antonio (series 4), the Italian assassin who came into Tommy’s house as a sous-chef and planned to kill Tommy.
• Ethan Picard-Edwards as Billy Shelby (series 4), the son of Arthur and Linda.
• Dave Simon as Mulchay (series 4–5)
• Heaven-Leigh Clee (series 5) and Orla McDonagh (series 6) as Ruby Shelby, the daughter of Tommy and Lizzie.
• Elliot Cowan as Michael Levitt (series 5), a Birmingham journalist.
• Peter Campion as Micky Gibbs (series 5), barman of The Garrison pub.
• Tim Woodward as Lord Suckerby (series 5), a High Court Judge.
• Darragh O’Toole as Liam (series 6), an associate of Jack Nelson’s.
• Peter Coonan as Connor Dunn (series 6), an associate of Jack Nelson’s.
• Assaad Bouab as Henri (series 6), a bartender on Miquelon Island.
• Franc Bruneau as Miquelon Island Police Commissioner (series 6), Head of Police Department on Miquelon Island.
• Simon Wan as Han (series 6), An opium dealer who operates through a cafe in Birmingham’s Chinatown.
• Naomi Yang as Li (series 6), Han’s wife.
• Aneurin Barnard as Doctor Holford (series 6), Tommy’s personal doctor.
• Abbie Hern as Mary Bone (series 6), Finn’s wife.

Episodes[edit]

Production[edit]

Peaky Blinders was created by Steven Knight and produced by Katie Swinden. Screen Yorkshire provided funding for the production through the Yorkshire Content Fund, ensuring that the majority of the show was filmed in Yorkshire as part of the deal.^[7] Linguists weren’t hired in the production to assist in the show, leading to the Romani Gypsies in the earlier series frequently speaking broken Romanian (as opposed to Romani).^[8]

Series 1[edit]

The first series was filmed in Birmingham, Bradford, Dudley, Leeds, Liverpool, and Port Sunlight.^[9] Railway sequences were filmed between Keighley and Damems, using carriages from the Ingrow Museum of Rail Travel (owned by Vintage Carriages Trust),^[10] and carriages owned by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust.^[11] Many of the scenes for the show were shot at the Black Country Living Museum.^[12] Steven Knight, Stephen Russell and Toby Finlay all had writing credits on the series.^[13]

Ulster-born, New Zealand-raised Sam Neill enlisted the help of Northern Irish actors James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson to help him recover his lost Northern Irish accent for the role of C.I. Campbell. In the end, he had to tone down the accent since the series was marketed in the United States.^[14]

Series 2[edit]

A second series was commissioned shortly after the broadcast of the first and aired in October and November 2014.^[5] On 11 January 2014, auditions were held in Digbeth area of Birmingham (near where parts of the series are set) for white and mixed race teenage male extras, resulting in lengthy queues.^[15][16]

Series 3[edit]

Shortly after the final episode of the second series, the show announced via its Twitter account that it had been renewed for a third series.^[17] On 5 October 2015, the official Peaky Blinders Twitter account announced that filming had begun for series 3.^[18] Filming completed on 22 January 2016, after 78 days of shooting.^[19][20]

Series 4[edit]

During the initial broadcast of series 3, the BBC renewed Peaky Blinders for series 4 and 5, each of which comprises six episodes.^[21] Filming for series 4 started in March 2017 and premiered on 15 November 2017 on BBC Two.^[22] Both The Weinstein Company and its logo in its credits weren’t included, even though the company was formerly involved in the US distribution of the series.^[23]

Series 5[edit]

The BBC commissioned a fifth series in mid-2016. On 22 August 2018, it was confirmed that series 5 would be broadcast on BBC One.^[24][25] Having already premiered to a select audience at Birmingham Town Hall on 18 July 2019, the series began airing on BBC One on 25 August 2019.^[26]

Series 6[edit]

On 5 May 2018, Steven Knight told Birmingham Press Club that «we are definitely doing [series] six».^[27] Production on the series was due to begin in March 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[28] During 2020, rumours emerged linking comedian Rowan Atkinson to the show for the role of Adolf Hitler in series 6, but the producers denied the involvement saying that the news is «completely false».^[29]

On 18 January 2021, it was announced that series six, which had just begun filming, would be the final television series of Peaky Blinders; though Knight revealed «the story will continue in another form».^[30] Helen McCrory, who played the character of Polly Gray, died in April 2021 and had been unable to film any scenes for the series.^[28] Series six premiered on 27 February 2022.^[31][32]

Future[edit]

Following the announcement that the sixth series would be the last, Knight clarified that, following the year-long production hiatus in 2020, it had been decided to produce a feature length movie in place of a seventh television series, with other connected television series potentially following.^[33] There is still no production date, but creator Steven Knight has revealed that the movie should hit cinema screens in 2024.^[34]

Peaky Blinders won the Returning Drama award at the 2022 National Television Awards ceremony, with Knight subsequently confirming during his acceptance speech that production of the film would begin in Spring 2023.^[35]

Reception[edit]

The show received widespread critical acclaim. David Renshaw of The Guardian summarised the series as a «riveting, fast-paced tale of post-first world war Birmingham gangsters», praising Murphy as the «ever-so-cool Tommy Shelby» and the rest of the cast for their «powerful performances».^[36] Sarah Compton of The Telegraph gave the series a 4/5 rating, praising the show for its originality and «taking all of our expectations and confounding them».^[37] Alex Fletcher from Digital Spy believes that «Peaky Blinders has started as sharp as a dart»,^[38] while Den of Geek called the series «the most intelligent, stylish and engrossing BBC drama in ages».^[39] Cult TV Times critic Hugh David said the show «warrants the billing» by «managing to tick several ratings boxes – period drama, gangster epic, film star leads – yet go against the grain of those in the most interesting of ways».^[40]

The show has been particularly celebrated for its stylish cinematography and charismatic performances, as well as for casting an eye over a part of England and English history rarely explored on television.^[41] Historians have been divided over whether bringing characters and events from other decades into a 1920s story undermines claims to historical accuracy, or whether working-class life in the period is nevertheless depicted in a truthful and resonant way.^[42] Reviews for the second series have remained positive, with Ellen E. Jones of The Independent commenting that «Peaky Blinders can now boast several more big-name actors to supplement the sterling work of Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory and Sam Neill», referring to second series additions Tom Hardy and Noah Taylor.^[43]

Several critics have compared the show favourably to the American series Boardwalk Empire,^[44][45] which shares the same themes and historical context. Show writer Steven Knight stated in an early interview: «Do you know – and I’m not just saying this – but I’ve never watched them. I’ve never seen The Wire, I’ve never seen Boardwalk Empire, I’ve never seen any of them.» When asked if he deliberately avoided watching these dramas, he responded: «It’s sort of deliberate in that I don’t really want to be looking at other people’s work because it does affect what you do inevitably.»^[46] On 2 March 2016, Knight told the Crime Scene Quarterly «I’ve had unsolicited communication from Michael Mann, the film director, from Dennis Lehane, Snoop Dogg – he’s such a fan. And the late David Bowie was a huge fan – more of that to come» (strongly hinting Bowie’s involvement on series 3). It was later confirmed that David Bowie’s music would be featured, and Leonard Cohen had also written a new song for series 3.^[47][48][49]

The sixth and final series has received universal acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating «universal acclaim».^[50] On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 93% approval rating based on 14 reviews, with an average critic rating of 8/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, «Peaky Blinders’ sixth season gracefully addresses the untimely passing of star Helen McCrory while setting the stage for a fitting climax to this epic saga of likable scalawags.»^[51]

Depiction of Jessie Eden[edit]

Series four and five introduced the character Jessie Eden, based on the real-life British communist and trade union leader.^[52] Although the reception was mixed,^[53] some people who had known Jessie Eden personally took offence to the way she was depicted.^[54] Graham Stevenson, a historian of British communism, a personal friend of Jessie Eden and the writer of her biography, was a harsh critic of the show, stating:

I knew Eden, and as a callow 22-year-old, I didn’t ask the 70-year-old Jessie about her relationships, let alone sex life. But I doubt her private life was as complicated or dramatic as her eponymous character’s. Nor can I see any young woman during the 1920s gratuitously going into a gents’ toilets, as Eden is shown doing, for any reason at all other than life or death. The social values of the programme are ahistorical. It is surely the conceit that Tommy Shelby, the gangster villain-hero of the series, could ever convince a woman like Eden to be wined and dined, let alone be seduced, that finally reveals the true motives of the creators of the programme.^[55]

Stevenson also criticised the show for its clothing choices, incorrectly showing Churchill as Home Secretary in 1919, incorrectly depicting Eden as a mass leader during the 1926 General Strike; eventually these inaccuracies led Stevenson to stop watching the show.^[56] He went on to elaborate: «Although the TV series’ cinematography, music and fast-paced action is obviously attractive, especially matched to outstanding charismatic performances, it’s disappointing that an expert in Tudor history was the historical adviser to the series, rather than someone with a background in trade unionism or communism.»^[55]

At a round table event featuring Stevenson, the poet Dave Puller, and cultural historian Paul Long, the three discussed the series and its depictions of the British working class. Long rated the series positively and praised the series as a great representation of interesting working-class protagonists. Puller had mixed feelings and was disappointed that the show chose to focus on Jessie Eden’s fictional romance with Tommy, rather than her real achievements as a communist and a trade union leader.^[53]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Series	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1	British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Director: Fiction	Otto Bathurst	Won	[57]
Best Original Music	Martin Phipps	Nominated
Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction	George Steel	Won
Best Production Design	Grant Montgomery	Nominated
Best Sound: Fiction	Stuart Hilliker, Brian Milliken, Matthew Skelding, Lee Walpole	Nominated
Best Special, Visual & Graphic Effects	Bluebolt (VFX), Rushes (Colourist)	Nominated
Biarritz International Festival of Audovisual Programming	Best Actor in a TV Series or Serial	Cillian Murphy	Won	[58]
Best Actress in a TV Series or Serial	Helen McCrory	Won
Best Music in a TV Series or Serial	Martin Phipps	Won
Crime Thriller Awards UK	Best Supporting Actress	Helen McCrory	Nominated
RTS Programme Awards	Best Drama Series	Production team	Won	[59]
RTS Craft & Design Awards	Best Costume Design: Drama	Stephanie Collie	Won	[60]
Best Make-Up Design: Drama	Loz Schiavo	Nominated
Best Production Design: Drama	Grant Montgomery	Nominated
Judges’ Award	Production team	Won
Televisual Bulldog Awards	Best Drama One-Off or Serial	Production team	2nd Place
2	British Academy Television Awards	Best Drama Series	Production team	Nominated	[61]
British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Make-Up and Hair	Loz Schiavo	Nominated	[62]
Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction	Simon Dennis	Nominated
Best Production Design	Grant Montgomery	Nominated
Irish Film & Television Academy	Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series	Cillian Murphy	Nominated	[63]
Best Costume Design	Lorna Marie Mugan	Won
Best Director: Drama Series	Colm McCarthy	Nominated
RTS Programme Awards	Best Drama Series	Production Team	Nominated	[64]
RTS Craft & Design Awards	Best Photography: Drama	Simon Dennis	Nominated	[65]
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards	Best TV Drama – Long Form	Steven Knight	Nominated
3	National Television Awards	Best Period Drama Series	Production team	Nominated
Best Drama Performance	Cillian Murphy	Nominated
Irish Film and Television Awards	Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series	Cillian Murphy	Won	[66]
4	National Television Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Peaky Blinders	Won	[67]
Best Drama Performance	Cillian Murphy	Nominated
British Academy Television Awards	Best Drama Series	Production team	Won	[68]
British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Costume Design	Alison McCosh	Nominated	[69]
Best Editing: Fiction	Dan Roberts (for «The Duel»)	Nominated
Best Make Up & Hair Design	Loz Schiavo	Nominated
Best Sound: Fiction	Forbes Noonan, Ben Norrington, Jim Goddard, Grant Bridgeman	Nominated
Best Writer: Drama	Steven Knight	Nominated
TV Choice Awards	Best Drama Series	Production team	Won
Best Actor	Cillian Murphy	Won
Best Actress	Helen McCrory	Nominated
Irish Film & Television Awards	Best Leading Actor in a Television Drama	Cillian Murphy	Won	[70]
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama	Charlie Murphy	Won
Best Director in a Television Drama	David Caffrey	Nominated
Best Editing	Dermot Diskin	Nominated
Best Cinematography	Cathal Watters	Nominated
5	National Television Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	Peaky Blinders	Won	[71]
Best Drama Performance	Cillian Murphy	Won
British Academy Television Craft Awards	Best Make-Up & Hair Design	Loz Schiavo	Won	[72]
Irish Film & Television Awards	Best Leading Actor in a Television Drama	Cillian Murphy	Nominated	[73]
Best Director in a Television Drama	Anthony Byrne	Nominated
Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour	Stu Wright, Nigel Heath, Brad Rees, Jimmy Robertson, Oliver Brierley, Ciaran Smith (for «Mr. Jones»)	Nominated	[74]
6	National Television Awards	Best Returning Drama	Peaky Blinders	Won	[75]
Best Drama Performance	Cillian Murphy	Won
Art Directors Guild Awards	Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period Single-Camera Series	Nicole Northridge (for «Black Day»)	Nominated	[76]

Broadcast and release[edit]

On 24 September 2014, it was announced that Netflix had acquired exclusive US distribution rights from the Weinstein Company and Endemol. The entirety of series 1 became available for streaming on 30 September 2014; series 2 launched in November 2014.^[77] Series 3 was made available 31 May 2016.^[78] Due to licensing restrictions, however, most of the show’s original soundtrack is not available on the Netflix-distributed version of the series.^[79] In 2018, it was announced Peaky Blinders would be moved from its original broadcast channel, BBC Two, to BBC One for its fifth and sixth series.^[80]

Cultural impact[edit]

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Peaky Blinders has had a detectable cultural impact in the UK. In 2018, the name Arthur surged into the top 10 boys names for the first time since the 1920s, and Ada jumped into the girls’ top 100 for the first time in a century too. The assumption reached by the ONS is that the popularity of these names was inspired by the characters Arthur Shelby Jr. and Ada Thorne.^[81]

Video games[edit]

In August 2020, a video game based on the television series, titled Peaky Blinders: Mastermind, was developed by FuturLab and released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and for PC via Steam.^[82][83] A virtual reality game, Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom, is currently in development by Maze Theory and will be released for Meta Quest 2 and PICO 4 on March 9, 2023.^[84][85]

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Long, Paul (2017), «Class, Place and History in the Imaginative Landscapes of Peaky Blinders», in Forrest, D.; Johnson, B. (eds.), Social Class and Television Drama in Contemporary Britain, Palgrave, p. 165

External links[edit]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the real-world criminal organisation. For the television series, see Peaky Blinders (TV series).

Peaky Blinders

Harry Fowles, a member of the gang sporting the signature overcoat and peaked flat cap.
Founded	Early 1880s
Founding location	Birmingham, England
Years active	1880s to 1910s
Territory	Primarily the West Midlands of England
Ethnicity	English
Membership (est.)	c. 1,000; membership fluctuated widely with alliances and joined forces
Criminal activities	Bookmaking, assault, extortion, fraud, murder, rape, fencing, hooliganism, bribery, smuggling, hijacking and robbery
Rivals	Sabinis; Birmingham Boys; the Sloggers

The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racketeering, illegal bookmaking, and control of gambling. Members wore signature outfits that typically included tailored jackets, lapelled overcoats, buttoned waistcoats, silk scarves, bell-bottom trousers, leather boots, and peaked flat caps.

The Blinders’ dominance came about from beating rivals, including the «Sloggers» («a pugilistic term for someone who could strike a heavy blow in the ring»^[1]), whom they fought for territory in Birmingham and its surrounding districts. They held “control” for nearly 20 years until 1910, when a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, overtook them. Although they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name «Peaky Blinders» became synonymous slang for any street gang in Birmingham.

In 2013, the name was reused for a BBC television series entitled Peaky Blinders. The series, which stars Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, and Joe Cole, is a crime story about a fictional crime family operating in Birmingham just after World War I.

Etymology[edit]

The folk etymology of Peaky Blinder is that the gang members would stitch disposable razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps, which could then be used as weapons. However, as the Gillette company introduced the first replaceable safety razor system in 1903, in the United States, and the first factory manufacturing them in Great Britain opened in 1908, this idea of the origin of the name is considered to be apocryphal.^[2] British author John Douglas, from Birmingham, claimed hats were used as a weapon in his novel A Walk Down Summer Lane^[3] – members with razor blades sewn into their caps would headbutt enemies to potentially blind them,^[4] or the caps would be used to slash foreheads, causing blood to pour down into the eyes of their enemies, temporarily blinding them.

Birmingham historian Carl Chinn believes the name is actually a reference to the gang’s sartorial elegance. He says the popular usage of «peaky» at the time referred to any flat cap with a peak.^[2] «Blinder» was a familiar Birmingham slang term (still used today) to describe something or someone of dapper appearance.^[5] A further explanation might be from the gang’s own criminal behaviour; they were known to sneak up from behind, then pull the hat peak down over victims’ faces so they could not describe who robbed them.^[6][7]

History[edit]

Economic hardship in Birmingham led to a violent youth subculture.^[4] Poor youths frequently robbed and picked the pockets of men walking on the streets of slum areas of the city. These efforts were executed through assaults, beatings, stabbings, and manual strangulation.^[8] The origins of this subculture can be traced back to the 1850s, in a time where Birmingham’s streets were filled with gambling dens and youth playing rough sports. When the police started to crack down on these activities due to pressure from the higher classes, the youth fought back, banding together in what became known as «slogging gangs». These gangs frequently fought the police, and assaulted members of the public walking in the streets.^[9] During the 1890s, youth street gangs consisted of men and boys between the ages of 12 and 30.^[10] The late 1890s saw the organisation of these men into a soft hierarchy.^[11]

The most violent of these youth street gangs organised themselves as a singular group known as the «Peaky Blinders». They were likely founded in Small Heath, possibly by a man named Thomas Mucklow, as suggested by a newspaper article entitled, «A murderous outrage at Small Heath, a man’s skull fractured» (printed in the 24 March 1890 edition of The Birmingham Mail).^[12] This article is possibly the earliest evidence of the Peaky Blinders in print:

A serious assault was committed upon a young man named George Eastwood. Living at 3 court, 2 house, Arthur Street, Small Heath, on Saturday night. It seems that Eastwood, who has been for some time a total abstainer, called between ten and eleven o’clock at the Rainbow Public House in Adderly Street, and was supplied with a bottle of gingerbeer. Shortly afterwards several men known as the «Peaky Blinders» gang, whom Eastwood knew by sight from their living in the same neighborhood as himself, came in.

After some gangsters attacked a man in 1890, they sent a letter to various national newspapers declaring themselves as members of this specific group.^[8] Their first activities primarily revolved around occupying favourable land, notably the communities of Small Heath and Cheapside, Birmingham.^[4] Their expansion was noted by their first gang rival, the «Cheapside Sloggers», who battled against them in an effort to control land.^[13] The Sloggers originated in the 1870s and were known for street fights in the Bordesley and Small Heath areas – extremely poor slums of Birmingham.

The Peaky Blinders, after they established controlled territory in the late 19th century, began expanding their criminal enterprise. Their activities included protection rackets, fraud, land grabs, smuggling, hijacking, robbery, and illegal bookmaking.^[4][14] Historian Heather Shor of the University of Leeds claims that the Blinders were more focused on street fighting, robbery, and racketeering, as opposed to more organised crime.^[3]

The group was known for its violence, not only towards rival gangs, but also against innocent civilians and constables. Gang wars between rival gangs frequently erupted in Birmingham, which led to brawls and shootouts.^[15] The Peaky Blinders also deliberately attacked police officers, in what became known as «constable baiting».^[16] Constable George Snipe was killed by the gang in 1897,^[17] as was Charles Philip Gunter in 1901.^[18][19] Hundreds more were injured and some left the force because of the violence.^[16]

Soon, the term «Peaky Blinder» became a generic term for young street criminals in Birmingham.^[4][20] In 1899, an Irish police chief named Charles Haughton Rafter was contracted to enforce local law in Birmingham. However, police corruption and bribery diminished the effectiveness of his enforcement for a time.^[8]

Notorious members[edit]

The most powerful member of the Peaky Blinders was a man known as Kevin Mooney. His real name was Thomas Gilbert, but he routinely changed his last name.

Other prominent members of the gang were David Taylor, Earnest Haynes, Harry Fowles, and Stephen McNickle.^[21][13] Harry Fowles, known as «Baby-faced Harry», was arrested at age 19 for stealing a bicycle in October 1904.^[13] McNickle and Haynes were also arrested at the same time, for stealing a bicycle and home invasion, respectively. Each was held for one month for their crimes. West Midlands police records described the three arrested as «foul-mouthed young men who stalk the streets in drunken groups, insulting and mugging passers-by».^[13] Taylor was arrested at age 13 for carrying a loaded firearm.^[13]

Many gang members later fought in the First World War. Henry Lightfoot, the first person to be named as a Peaky Blinder, joined the British Army three times in his life and participated in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.^[22]

Notorious gangster Billy Kimber was also a former Peaky Blinder.^[16]

Weapons and fashion[edit]

In addition to guns, the Peaky Blinders used an assortment of melee weapons, such as belt buckles, metal-tipped boots, fire irons, canes, and knives.^[23] In the case of George Eastwood, he was beaten by belt buckles. Percy Langridge used a knife to stab Police Constable Barker in June 1900.^[24] Firearms such as Webley revolvers were used, such as in the shooting and killing of a Summer Hill gang member by Peaky Blinder William Lacey in September 1905.^[25]

Gang members frequently wore tailored clothing, which was uncommon for gangs of the time. Almost all members wore a flat cap and an overcoat. The Peaky Blinders wore tailored suits usually with bell-bottom trousers and button jackets.^[4][26] Wealthier members wore silk scarves and starched collars with metal tie buttons. Their distinctive dress was easily recognisable by city inhabitants, police, and rival gang members. The wives, girlfriends, and mistresses of the gang members were known for wearing lavish clothing. Pearls, silks, and colourful scarves were commonplace.^[4][21][26]

Decline[edit]

After nearly a decade of political control, their growing influence brought on the attention of a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys. The Peaky Blinders’ expansion into racecourses led to violent backlash from the Birmingham Boys gang. Peaky Blinder families physically distanced themselves from Birmingham’s centre into the countryside. With the Blinders’ withdrawal from the criminal underworld, the Sabini gang moved in on the Birmingham Boys gang, and solidified political control over Central England in the 1930s.^[27][28][29]

Other elements such as education, discipline, and harsher policing and sentencing also contributed to the decrease of the Blinders’ influence and, by the 1920s, they had disappeared.^[30] As the specific gang known as the Peaky Blinders diminished, their name came to be used as generic term to describe violent street youth.^[4] The gang’s activities lasted from the 1880s until the 1910s.^[3][8]

In popular culture[edit]

The BBC television drama series Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sam Neill, and Helen McCrory, premiered in September 2013. It presents a fictional story in which the Peaky Blinders contend in the underworld with the Birmingham Boys and the Sabini gang, and it follows the gang based in post-World War I Birmingham’s Small Heath area. The gang had houses located in and around Birmingham, ranging from Longbridge to Sutton Coldfield.^[31] Many of the show’s exteriors have been filmed on location at the Black Country Living Museum.^[32]

The song «Cheapside Sloggers» (2019) by the Danish hard-rock band Volbeat was written about the rivalry between the two gangs.

Further reading[edit]

• Chinn, Carl (2019). Peaky Blinders: The Real Story: The new true history of Birmingham’s most notorious gangs. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789461725. OCLC 1136540063.
• Chinn, Carl (2020). Peaky Blinders : the legacy : the real story of Britain’s most notorious 1920’s gangs. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789462937. OCLC 1291506049.
• Chinn, Carl (2021). Peaky Blinders : the aftermath : the real story behind the next generation of British gangsters. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789464511. OCLC 1309300519.
• Kirby, Dick (7 July 2002). «The Race Track Gangs». The Peeler. Friends of the Met Police Museum – via Epsom & Ewell History Explorer.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Birmingham’s real Peaky Blinders (BBC News, 2013-09-12)
• Birmingham’s Peaky Blinders – in fact… and fiction (Birmingham Mail, 2013-09-12)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the real-world criminal organisation. For the television series, see Peaky Blinders (TV series).

Peaky Blinders

Harry Fowles, a member of the gang sporting the signature overcoat and peaked flat cap.
Founded	Early 1880s
Founding location	Birmingham, England
Years active	1880s to 1910s
Territory	Primarily the West Midlands of England
Ethnicity	English
Membership (est.)	c. 1,000; membership fluctuated widely with alliances and joined forces
Criminal activities	Bookmaking, assault, extortion, fraud, murder, rape, fencing, hooliganism, bribery, smuggling, hijacking and robbery
Rivals	Sabinis; Birmingham Boys; the Sloggers

The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racketeering, illegal bookmaking, and control of gambling. Members wore signature outfits that typically included tailored jackets, lapelled overcoats, buttoned waistcoats, silk scarves, bell-bottom trousers, leather boots, and peaked flat caps.

The Blinders’ dominance came about from beating rivals, including the «Sloggers» («a pugilistic term for someone who could strike a heavy blow in the ring»^[1]), whom they fought for territory in Birmingham and its surrounding districts. They held “control” for nearly 20 years until 1910, when a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, overtook them. Although they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name «Peaky Blinders» became synonymous slang for any street gang in Birmingham.

In 2013, the name was reused for a BBC television series entitled Peaky Blinders. The series, which stars Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, and Joe Cole, is a crime story about a fictional crime family operating in Birmingham just after World War I.

Etymology[edit]

The folk etymology of Peaky Blinder is that the gang members would stitch disposable razor blades into the peaks of their flat caps, which could then be used as weapons. However, as the Gillette company introduced the first replaceable safety razor system in 1903, in the United States, and the first factory manufacturing them in Great Britain opened in 1908, this idea of the origin of the name is considered to be apocryphal.^[2] British author John Douglas, from Birmingham, claimed hats were used as a weapon in his novel A Walk Down Summer Lane^[3] – members with razor blades sewn into their caps would headbutt enemies to potentially blind them,^[4] or the caps would be used to slash foreheads, causing blood to pour down into the eyes of their enemies, temporarily blinding them.

Birmingham historian Carl Chinn believes the name is actually a reference to the gang’s sartorial elegance. He says the popular usage of «peaky» at the time referred to any flat cap with a peak.^[2] «Blinder» was a familiar Birmingham slang term (still used today) to describe something or someone of dapper appearance.^[5] A further explanation might be from the gang’s own criminal behaviour; they were known to sneak up from behind, then pull the hat peak down over victims’ faces so they could not describe who robbed them.^[6][7]

History[edit]

Economic hardship in Birmingham led to a violent youth subculture.^[4] Poor youths frequently robbed and picked the pockets of men walking on the streets of slum areas of the city. These efforts were executed through assaults, beatings, stabbings, and manual strangulation.^[8] The origins of this subculture can be traced back to the 1850s, in a time where Birmingham’s streets were filled with gambling dens and youth playing rough sports. When the police started to crack down on these activities due to pressure from the higher classes, the youth fought back, banding together in what became known as «slogging gangs». These gangs frequently fought the police, and assaulted members of the public walking in the streets.^[9] During the 1890s, youth street gangs consisted of men and boys between the ages of 12 and 30.^[10] The late 1890s saw the organisation of these men into a soft hierarchy.^[11]

The most violent of these youth street gangs organised themselves as a singular group known as the «Peaky Blinders». They were likely founded in Small Heath, possibly by a man named Thomas Mucklow, as suggested by a newspaper article entitled, «A murderous outrage at Small Heath, a man’s skull fractured» (printed in the 24 March 1890 edition of The Birmingham Mail).^[12] This article is possibly the earliest evidence of the Peaky Blinders in print:

A serious assault was committed upon a young man named George Eastwood. Living at 3 court, 2 house, Arthur Street, Small Heath, on Saturday night. It seems that Eastwood, who has been for some time a total abstainer, called between ten and eleven o’clock at the Rainbow Public House in Adderly Street, and was supplied with a bottle of gingerbeer. Shortly afterwards several men known as the «Peaky Blinders» gang, whom Eastwood knew by sight from their living in the same neighborhood as himself, came in.

After some gangsters attacked a man in 1890, they sent a letter to various national newspapers declaring themselves as members of this specific group.^[8] Their first activities primarily revolved around occupying favourable land, notably the communities of Small Heath and Cheapside, Birmingham.^[4] Their expansion was noted by their first gang rival, the «Cheapside Sloggers», who battled against them in an effort to control land.^[13] The Sloggers originated in the 1870s and were known for street fights in the Bordesley and Small Heath areas – extremely poor slums of Birmingham.

The Peaky Blinders, after they established controlled territory in the late 19th century, began expanding their criminal enterprise. Their activities included protection rackets, fraud, land grabs, smuggling, hijacking, robbery, and illegal bookmaking.^[4][14] Historian Heather Shor of the University of Leeds claims that the Blinders were more focused on street fighting, robbery, and racketeering, as opposed to more organised crime.^[3]

The group was known for its violence, not only towards rival gangs, but also against innocent civilians and constables. Gang wars between rival gangs frequently erupted in Birmingham, which led to brawls and shootouts.^[15] The Peaky Blinders also deliberately attacked police officers, in what became known as «constable baiting».^[16] Constable George Snipe was killed by the gang in 1897,^[17] as was Charles Philip Gunter in 1901.^[18][19] Hundreds more were injured and some left the force because of the violence.^[16]

Soon, the term «Peaky Blinder» became a generic term for young street criminals in Birmingham.^[4][20] In 1899, an Irish police chief named Charles Haughton Rafter was contracted to enforce local law in Birmingham. However, police corruption and bribery diminished the effectiveness of his enforcement for a time.^[8]

Notorious members[edit]

The most powerful member of the Peaky Blinders was a man known as Kevin Mooney. His real name was Thomas Gilbert, but he routinely changed his last name.

Other prominent members of the gang were David Taylor, Earnest Haynes, Harry Fowles, and Stephen McNickle.^[21][13] Harry Fowles, known as «Baby-faced Harry», was arrested at age 19 for stealing a bicycle in October 1904.^[13] McNickle and Haynes were also arrested at the same time, for stealing a bicycle and home invasion, respectively. Each was held for one month for their crimes. West Midlands police records described the three arrested as «foul-mouthed young men who stalk the streets in drunken groups, insulting and mugging passers-by».^[13] Taylor was arrested at age 13 for carrying a loaded firearm.^[13]

Many gang members later fought in the First World War. Henry Lightfoot, the first person to be named as a Peaky Blinder, joined the British Army three times in his life and participated in the Battle of the Somme in 1916.^[22]

Notorious gangster Billy Kimber was also a former Peaky Blinder.^[16]

Weapons and fashion[edit]

In addition to guns, the Peaky Blinders used an assortment of melee weapons, such as belt buckles, metal-tipped boots, fire irons, canes, and knives.^[23] In the case of George Eastwood, he was beaten by belt buckles. Percy Langridge used a knife to stab Police Constable Barker in June 1900.^[24] Firearms such as Webley revolvers were used, such as in the shooting and killing of a Summer Hill gang member by Peaky Blinder William Lacey in September 1905.^[25]

Gang members frequently wore tailored clothing, which was uncommon for gangs of the time. Almost all members wore a flat cap and an overcoat. The Peaky Blinders wore tailored suits usually with bell-bottom trousers and button jackets.^[4][26] Wealthier members wore silk scarves and starched collars with metal tie buttons. Their distinctive dress was easily recognisable by city inhabitants, police, and rival gang members. The wives, girlfriends, and mistresses of the gang members were known for wearing lavish clothing. Pearls, silks, and colourful scarves were commonplace.^[4][21][26]

Decline[edit]

After nearly a decade of political control, their growing influence brought on the attention of a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys. The Peaky Blinders’ expansion into racecourses led to violent backlash from the Birmingham Boys gang. Peaky Blinder families physically distanced themselves from Birmingham’s centre into the countryside. With the Blinders’ withdrawal from the criminal underworld, the Sabini gang moved in on the Birmingham Boys gang, and solidified political control over Central England in the 1930s.^[27][28][29]

Other elements such as education, discipline, and harsher policing and sentencing also contributed to the decrease of the Blinders’ influence and, by the 1920s, they had disappeared.^[30] As the specific gang known as the Peaky Blinders diminished, their name came to be used as generic term to describe violent street youth.^[4] The gang’s activities lasted from the 1880s until the 1910s.^[3][8]

In popular culture[edit]

The BBC television drama series Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sam Neill, and Helen McCrory, premiered in September 2013. It presents a fictional story in which the Peaky Blinders contend in the underworld with the Birmingham Boys and the Sabini gang, and it follows the gang based in post-World War I Birmingham’s Small Heath area. The gang had houses located in and around Birmingham, ranging from Longbridge to Sutton Coldfield.^[31] Many of the show’s exteriors have been filmed on location at the Black Country Living Museum.^[32]

The song «Cheapside Sloggers» (2019) by the Danish hard-rock band Volbeat was written about the rivalry between the two gangs.

Further reading[edit]

• Chinn, Carl (2019). Peaky Blinders: The Real Story: The new true history of Birmingham’s most notorious gangs. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789461725. OCLC 1136540063.
• Chinn, Carl (2020). Peaky Blinders : the legacy : the real story of Britain’s most notorious 1920’s gangs. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789462937. OCLC 1291506049.
• Chinn, Carl (2021). Peaky Blinders : the aftermath : the real story behind the next generation of British gangsters. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781789464511. OCLC 1309300519.
• Kirby, Dick (7 July 2002). «The Race Track Gangs». The Peeler. Friends of the Met Police Museum – via Epsom & Ewell History Explorer.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Birmingham’s real Peaky Blinders (BBC News, 2013-09-12)
• Birmingham’s Peaky Blinders – in fact… and fiction (Birmingham Mail, 2013-09-12)

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Peaky Blinders is a British historical crime drama television series loosely based on the real Peaky Blinders, an urban youth criminal gang based in Birmingham, England, during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s centuries. The series stars Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby, a gangster operating during the aftermath of World War I.

Plot

The story is a «gangster family epic,» which centers on the Peaky Blinders gang and their ambitious and highly dangerous boss Thomas Shelby.

Series 1 begins on February 6, 1919. Chief Inspector Chester Campbell is sent over from Belfast as a detective in the Royal Irish Constabulary by Winston Churchill, who tasks him with recovering a stolen cache of arms meant for Libya, as well as suppressing the disorder and uprising brewing in Birmingham. The series ends on December 3, 1919, a day Thomas calls «Black Star Day,» and is when the Peaky Blinders plan to take over Billy Kimber’s betting pitches at the Worcester Races.

Series 2 is set two years after the first, in 1922, and sees «the Shelby Family expand their empire South and North while maintaining a stronghold in their Birmingham heartland.»^[1] The series ends on May 31, 1992, which is Derby Day.

Series 3 is set two years after the second in 1924.

Series 4 begins on December 24, 1925, with the Peaky Blinders getting word that the New York Mafia, led by Luca Changretta is coming to avenge the murder of his father. The series ends with the 1926 general strike, which lasted from May 4 through May 12, and Thomas being elected as a Member of Parliament in 1927.

Series 5 begins on October 29, 1929, a day known as Black Tuesday. The series ends on December 7, 1929, the morning after a rally led by British Union of Fascists and its leader Sir Oswald Mosley.

Episodes

Series 1

• Episode 1.1 | Episode 1.2 | Episode 1.3 | Episode 1.4 | Episode 1.5 | Episode 1.6

Series 2

• Episode 2.1 | Episode 2.2 | Episode 2.3 | Episode 2.4 | Episode 2.5 | Episode 2.6

Series 3

• Episode 3.1 | Episode 3.2 | Episode 3.3 | Episode 3.4 | Episode 3.5 | Episode 3.6

Series 4

• Episode 4.1 The Noose | Episode 4.2 Heathens | Episode 4.3 Blackbird | Episode 4.4 Dangerous | Episode 4.5 The Duel | Episode 4.6 The Company

Series 5

• Episode 5.1 Black Tuesday | Episode 5.2 Black Cats | Episode 5.3 Strategy | Episode 5.4 The Loop | Episode 5.5 The Shock | Episode 5.6 Mr Jones

Series 6

• Episode 6.1 Black Day | Episode 6.2 Black Shirt | Episode 6.3 Gold | Episode 6.4 Sapphire | Episode 6.5 The Road to Hell | Episode 6.6 Lock and Key

Cast

Main Cillian Murphy as Thomas ‘Tommy’ Shelby OBE MP (series 1—present) Helen McCrory as Polly (Elizabeth) Gray, née Shelby (series 1—present) Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Jr. (series 1—present) Sam Neill as Chester Campbell (series 1—2) Annabelle Wallis as Grace Shelby née Burgess (series 1—3) Joe Cole as John Shelby (series 1—4) Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, née Shelby (series 1—present) Finn Cole as Michael Gray (series 2—present) Supporting Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons (series 2—4) Adrien Brody as Luca Changretta (series 4) Aidan Gillen as Aberama Gold (series 4—present) Charlotte Riley as May Carleton (series 2, 4) Paddy Considine as Father John Hughes (series 3) Noah Taylor as Darby Sabini (series 2) Charlie Creed-Miles as Billy Kimber (series 1) Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Esme Shelby, née Lee (series 1—4) Kate Philips as Linda Shelby (series 3—present) Charlie Murphy as Jessie Eden (series 4) Natasha O’Keeffe as Lizzie Stark (series 1—present) Gaite Jansen as Princess Tatiana Petrovna (series 3) Iddo Goldberg as Freddie Thorne (series 1) Alexander Siddig as Ruben Oliver (series 3) Jack Rowan as Bonnie Gold (series 4—present)

Recurring Harry Kirton as Finn Shelby (2—present) Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong (1—present) Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs (1—present) Ian Peck as Curly (1—present) Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah Jesus (1—present) Jordan Bolger as Isaiah Jesus (2—present) Tommy Flanagan as Arthur Shelby, Sr. (1) Alfie Evans-Meese as Finn Shelby (1) Samuel Edward-Cook as Danny «Whizz-Bang» Owen (1) Andy Nyman as Winston Churchill (1) David Dawson as Roberts (1) Tony Pitts as Sergeant/Inspector Moss (1—present) Kevin Metcalfe as Scudboat (1) Neil Bell as Harry Fenton (1) Lobo Chan as Mr Zhang (1) Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Malacki Byrne (1) Keith Dunphy as Maguire (1) Richard McCabe as Winston Churchill ( 2) Adam El Hagar as Ollie (2) Sam Hazeldine as Georgie Sewell (2) Paul Bullion as Billy Kitchen (2) Rory Keenan as Donal Henry (2) Simone Kirby as Irene O’Donnell (2) Josh O’Connor as James (2) James Eeles as Digbeth Kid (2) Wanda Opalinska as Rosemary Johnson (2,4) Erin Shanagher as Mrs. Ross (2,4) Daniel Fearn as King Maine (2,4) James Richard Marshall as Henry Russell (2) Dorian Lough as Mario (2) Adam Lawrence as young lover (2) Jan Bijvoet as Grand Duke Leon Petrovna (3) Dina Korzun as Grand Duchess Izabella (3) Stephanie Hyam as Charlotte Murray(3) Kenneth Colley as Vicente Changretta (3) Bríd Brennan as Audrey Changretta (3—4) Richard Brake as Anton Kaledin (3) Alex Macqueen as Patrick Jarvis MP (3) Wendy Nottingham as Mary (3) Frances Tomelty as Bethany Boswell (3) Graeme Hawley as Niall Devlin (4) Luca Matteo Zizzari as Matteo (4) Jake J. Meniani as Frederico (4) Andreas Muñoz as Antonio (4) Dino Kelly as Goliath (4) Kingsley Ben-Adir as Colonel Ben Younger (4) Donald Sumpter as Arthur Bigge (4) Pauline Turner as Frances (4) Jenson Clarke as Charles Shelby (4) Ethan Picard-Edwards as Billy Shelby (4) Jolyon Coy as Edward Roberts (4) Jamie Kenna as Billy Mills (4)

Videos

Peaky Blinders Series launch trailer — BBC Two

Peaky Blinders Series 2 Trailer — BBC Two

Peaky Blinders- Series 3 Teaser Trailer — BBC Two

Peaky Blinders Series 4 Trailer — BBC Two

Peaky Blinders Series 5 Trailer — BBC

Peaky Blinders Series 6 Trailer 🔥 BBC

References

1. ↑ BBC Two announces second series of critically acclaimed drama Peaky Blinders — October 25, 2013 — BBC.co

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Длительность:	60 мин.
Даты выхода:	12.09.2013 12.09.2013 20:00
Всего просмотров:	87 646 66.9%
Описание серии:	TVmaze

Обсуждение 1 серии 1 сезона 111

Просто выдающийся сериал. Отличный, богатый материал, густо переданные настроение и атмосфера, прекрасный видеоряд, точный темп, хороший кастинг и работа актеров. Получилась захватывающая, драматичная и реалистичная криминальная история о сплоченной гангстерской семье с мрачных улиц Бирмингема, её развитии и нескончаемой жестокой борьбе против всех. Однако сериал не зациклен на сплошных бандитских разборках и мордобое, заметное место занимают и нормальные «мирные» человеческие отношения, семья, верность, ответственность, любовь. Все персонажи живые и какие-то настоящие, картинка шикарная, саундтрек не подкачал, смотреть интересно, интрига нарастает до последних минут последней серии. Не побоюсь громкого слова, шедевр.

И только необъяснимая лажа (в характерной реалистичной манере!) с семейкой русских дворян-заговорщиков в третьем сезоне, в котором русский князь говорит хуже бирмингемского цыганского бандюгана и прочая клюква, существенно снизила мою оценку, и сериал не вошел в чисто моих хитов. А вот первые два сезона к просмотру прямо обязательны)

написано «смотри на myshows». Как смотреть на myshows? Я об этом:

@svetlovs: у меня просто черный прямоугольник, может блокеры надо вырубить.

Отключил адгвард и заработал плеер. Ну молодцы, что сделали так, для зрителей так будет удобнее.

— а это точно не рай?
— что, по-твоему, я забыл в раю?

A person with PTSD that has to shoot a soldier that he served with and probably his friend. This is terrible. Really sad (even if turns out to be fake, you don’t know about that in the moment & it gets you.) «Is it another war you’re looking for, Tommy?»

«Are you a whore? Cause if you’re not, you’re in the wrong place.» A smart thief and the leader of the gang. Literally another Kaz Brekker but older (I know that some fans were even fancasting Cillian as Kaz). I’m gonna love him even if he’s gonna be unbearable at times.

Beautifully filmed. All the angles.

Ну вот и я решила посмотреть сериал. И скажу, сходу зацепила эта нуарная стилистика и атмосфера. Черно-желтая цветовая гамма просто пленяет. И очень много режиссерских и операторских находок.

Ну и конечно, главный герой и его пронзительные глаза. В душу смотрят. И сколько там всего. Ну чисто, омут!

Хотя так же зацепил и мужик с постстрессовым расстройством. Очень жалко его. А сколько ещё таких же и было,и есть.

В целом же, мощно реализмом бахнули в первой же серии. Пробрало!

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Острые козырьки

Peaky Blinders

Автор: Сергей
Дата публикации: 10 июля 2016

ИНФОРМАЦИЯ

О СЕРИАЛЕ

События сериала «Острые козырьки» разворачиваются в послевоенной Англии. С фронта возвращаются мужчины, несколько изменённые увиденным на поле боя. Среди выживших были братья

Шелби, привыкшие и раньше держать округу в ежовых рукавицах, а теперь и вовсе набравшие истинную силу.

Помимо них в банде хватало людей, и ни одно дельце или махинация не обходились без участия, контроля или благословления «Острых козырьков». Хотя формально у власти находится устрашающий Артур (Пол Андерсон), влияние Томаса (Киллиан Мёрфи) и вовлечённость в самые разные начинания всё возрастают.

Подобная история может смотреться, как вымысел сценаристов, но на самом деле, она основана на реальных событиях. Прообразы персонажей жили в Бирмингеме и обросли легендами, связанными с кодексом банды, манерой одеваться большинства членов группировки и семейной преемственности. Познакомьтесь с обаятельными и отчаянными преступниками старого света, посмотрев все эпизоды сериала «Острые козырьки» онлайн в HD качестве тут.

ВСЕ СЕЗОНЫ

СЕЗОН	ПРЕМЬЕРА	КОЛИЧЕСТВО ЭПИЗОДОВ
Первый сезон	12 сентября 2013	6
Второй сезон	2 октября 2014	6
Третий сезон	5 мая 2016	6
Четвертый сезон	2017	?
Пятый сезон	?	?

ПЕРЕВОДЫ И ОЗВУЧКИ

Дубляжом сериала занимаются несколько команд:

LostFilm – самая передовая русскоязычная релиз-группа. Их многоголосые озвучки часто появляются в сети позже других, но качество и привычные голоса актёров дубляжа заставляют многих зрителей отдавать предпочтение именно им.

Кубик в Кубе – семейный подряд, уже давно вышедший за рамки любительского проекта. Актёры озвучания – Оля Кравцова и Руслан Габидуллин – работают над многими популярными сериалами и художественными фильмами, а также проводят мастер-классы и семинары.

BaibaKo – самые сильные из имеющихся в стране любителей. Они делают многоголосую озвучку, причём часто быстрее конкурентов.

Sunshine Studio – релиз-группа работающая по принципу полного цикла: они делают не только дубляж, но и собственный перевод. Команда постоянно пополняется новыми членами, поэтому голоса не надоедают, а персонажи получают свою изюминку.

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