Peaky Blinders (TV series)

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Peaky Blinders
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Genre
Created by Steven Knight
Written by
  • Steven Knight
  • Toby Finlay
  • Stephen Russell
Directed by
Starring Full list
Opening theme"Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes36 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Caryn Mandabach
  • Jamie Glazebrook
  • Greg Brenman (series 1)
  • Will Gould (series 2–4)
  • Steven Knight
  • Cillian Murphy
  • Frith Tiplady (series 1–4)
  • David Mason (series 5–6)
  • Anthony Byrne (series 6)
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 location
Running time55–83 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release12 September 2013 (2013-09-12) –
3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)

Peaky Blinders is a British period crime drama television series created by Steven Knight. Set in Birmingham, 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 who were active in the city from the 1880s to the 1910s.

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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 also appeared in at least one of the series. The programme began on 12 September 2013, broadcast 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 spin-off film. The final series was broadcast in 2022.

Overview

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Worcester & Birmingham Canal

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. The gang comes to the attention of Major Chester Campbell, 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 and ammunition 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 organization; 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), the 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 murder of his father, committed the previous series and ends following the general strike of May 1926, with Tommy using communist leader Jessie Eden for information and being elected as a Member of Parliament in 1927.

The fifth series runs two years later, from 29 October 1929 (Black Tuesday) to 7 December 1929, the morning after a rally led by 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 Mosley's 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

CharacterPortrayed bySeries
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Thomas "Tommy" Shelby Cillian Murphy Main
Chief Inspector/Major Chester Campbell Sam Neill Main [lower-alpha 1] Does not appear
Elizabeth Pollyanna "Polly" Gray, née Shelby Helen McCrory MainDoes not appear
Arthur Shelby Jr. Paul Anderson Main
Grace Shelby, née Burgess Annabelle Wallis Main [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Freddie Thorne Iddo Goldberg MainDoes not appear
Ada Thorne, née Shelby Sophie Rundle Main
John "Johnny" Shelby Joe Cole MainDoes not appear
Charlie Strong Ned Dennehy Main
Jeremiah "Jimmy" Jesus Benjamin Zephaniah Main [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6]
Roberts David Dawson MainDoes not appear
Winston Churchill Andy Nyman Main [lower-alpha 7] Does not appear
Richard McCabe Does not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Neil Maskell Does not appearMain [lower-alpha 8]
Billy Kimber Charlie Creed-Miles MainDoes not appear
Arthur Shelby Sr. Tommy Flanagan Main [lower-alpha 9] Does not appear
Darby Sabini Noah Taylor Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Alfred "Alfie" Solomons Tom Hardy Does not appearMain [lower-alpha 10]
May Fitz Carleton Charlotte Riley Does not appearMainDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Michael Gray Finn Cole Does not appearMain [lower-alpha 11]
Lizzie Shelby, née Stark Natasha O'Keeffe GuestMain [lower-alpha 12]
Esme Shelby-Lee Aimee-Ffion Edwards RecurringMainDoes not appearMain
Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Gaite Jansen Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Ruben Oliver Alexander Siddig Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Johnny Dogs Packy LeeRecurringMain
Arch Duke Leon Romanov Jan BijvoetDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Grand Duchess Izabella Petrovna Dina Korzun Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Father John Hughes Paddy Considine Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Linda Shelby Kate Phillips Does not appearRecurringMain
Jessie Eden Charlie Murphy Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Luca Changretta Adrien Brody Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Curly Ian PeckRecurringMain
Bonnie Gold Jack Rowan Does not appearMain [lower-alpha 13] Does not appear
Aberama Gold Aidan Gillen Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Gina Gray Anya Taylor-Joy Does not appearMain
Colonel Ben Younger Kingsley Ben-Adir Does not appearGuestMainDoes not appear
Sir Oswald Mosley Sam Claflin Does not appearMain
Jimmy McCavern Brian Gleeson Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Mother Superior Kate Dickie Does not appearMain [lower-alpha 14] Does not appear
Brilliant Chang Andrew Koji Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Barney Thomason Cosmo Jarvis Does not appearMainDoes not appear
Finn Shelby Alfie Evans-MeeseRecurringDoes not appear
Harry KirtonDoes not appearRecurringMain
Laura McKee/Captain Swing Charlene McKenna Does not appearGuestMain [lower-alpha 15]
Frances Pauline Turner Does not appearRecurringMain [lower-alpha 16]
Lady Diana Mitford [lower-alpha 17] Amber Anderson Does not appearMain
Jack Nelson James Frecheville Does not appearMain
Hayden Stagg Stephen Graham Does not appearMain
Erasmus "Duke" Shelby Conrad Khan Does not appearMain
Isiah Jesus Jordan Bolger Does not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Daryl McCormack Does not appearRecurringMain [lower-alpha 18]
Billy Grade Emmett J. Scanlan Does not appearRecurringMain [lower-alpha 19]
  1. ↑ Neill is credited as a guest star in Episode #2.1, and returns to the main cast in Episode #2.2 onwards.
  2. ↑ Wallis is credited as a guest star from Episode #2.1 - #2.4, and returns to the main cast from Episode #2.5 onwards.
  3. ↑ Wallis is credited as a guest star in Episode #3.1, returns to the main cast for Episode #3.2, and is credited as a guest star in Episode #3.5.
  4. ↑ Zephaniah is credited as a guest star from Episode #2.2 - #2.4, and returns to the main cast in Episode #2.6.
  5. ↑ Zephaniah appears in only one episode of series 3, although credited with the main cast.
  6. ↑ Zephaniah is credited with the main cast in Episode #6.1, as a guest star in Episode #6.4 and returns to the main cast in Episode #6.6.
  7. ↑ Nyman is credited as a guest star in Episode #1.1, and is credited with the main cast from Episode #1.2 onwards.
  8. ↑ Maskell appears in only one episode of series 6, although credited with the main cast.
  9. ↑ Flanagan appears in only one episode, although credited with the main cast.
  10. ↑ Hardy appears in only one episode of series 5, although credited with the main cast.
  11. ↑ Cole is credited as a guest star in Episode #2.2, and is credited with the main cast from Episode #2.3 onwards.
  12. ↑ O'Keeffe is credited as a guest star in Episode #2.1 - #2.5, and is credited with the main cast from Episode #2.6 onwards.
  13. ↑ Rowan appears in only one episode of series 5, although credited with the main cast.
  14. ↑ Dickie appears in only one episode, although credited with the main cast.
  15. ↑ McKenna is credited with the main cast in Episode #6.1, as a guest star from Episode #6.2 - #6.4 and returns to the main cast in Episode #6.6.
  16. ↑ Turner is credited with the main cast in only one episode, Episode #6.1, and is credited as a guest star from Episode #6.4 - #6.6.
  17. ↑ A fictive version of Diana Mitford, who was never called "Lady Diana Mitford".
  18. ↑ McCormack is credited as a guest star from Episode #6.2 - #6.5 and is credited with the main cast in only one episode, Episode #6.6.
  19. ↑ Scanlan is credited as a guest star in Episode #6.5 and is credited with the main cast in only one episode, Episode #6.6.

Main characters

Recurring

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage UK viewers
(millions)
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 612 September 2013 (2013-09-12)17 October 2013 (2013-10-17) BBC Two 2.38
2 62 October 2014 (2014-10-02)6 November 2014 (2014-11-06)2.18
3 65 May 2016 (2016-05-05)9 June 2016 (2016-06-09)2.38
4 615 November 2017 (2017-11-15)20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)3.35
5 625 August 2019 (2019-08-25)22 September 2019 (2019-09-22) BBC One 5.87
6 627 February 2022 (2022-02-27)3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)5.42

Production

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Candidates for roles as teenage male extras queuing in Birmingham

Peaky Blinders was created and written by Steven Knight. 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 were not 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

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 filmed 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

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

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

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

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

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, thus unable to film any scenes for the series. [28] Series six premiered on 27 February 2022. [31] [32]

Future

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 be in cinemas 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

Throughout its run, Peaky Blinders 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 of the second series 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 those shows, 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 three). It was later confirmed that Bowie's music would be featured, and Leonard Cohen had also written a new song for series three. [47] [48] [49]

The sixth and final series received universal acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on seven 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 series 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

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 trade union leader and writer on 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

SeriesAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
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 SteelWon
Best Production Design Grant MontgomeryNominated
Best Sound: Fiction Stuart Hilliker, Brian Milliken, Matthew Skelding, Lee WalpoleNominated
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 SerialMartin PhippsWon
Crime Thriller Awards UK Best Supporting ActressHelen McCroryNominated
RTS Programme Awards Best Drama SeriesProduction teamWon [59]
RTS Craft & Design Awards Best Costume Design: DramaStephanie CollieWon [60]
Best Make-Up Design: DramaLoz SchiavoNominated
Best Production Design: DramaGrant MontgomeryNominated
Judges' AwardProduction teamWon
Televisual Bulldog AwardsBest Drama One-Off or SerialProduction team2nd Place
2
 British Academy Television Awards Best Drama Series Production teamNominated [61]
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Make-Up and Hair Loz SchiavoNominated [62]
Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction Simon DennisNominated
Best Production Design Grant MontgomeryNominated
Irish Film & Television Academy Best Leading Actor in a Drama SeriesCillian MurphyNominated [63]
Best Costume DesignLorna Marie MuganWon
Best Director: Drama Series Colm McCarthy Nominated
RTS Programme Awards Best Drama SeriesProduction TeamNominated [64]
RTS Craft & Design Awards Best Photography: DramaSimon DennisNominated [65]
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards Best TV Drama – Long Form Steven Knight Nominated
3
 National Television Awards Best Period Drama SeriesProduction teamNominated
Best Drama PerformanceCillian MurphyNominated
Irish Film and Television Awards Best Leading Actor in a Drama SeriesCillian MurphyWon [66]
4
 National Television Awards Outstanding Drama Series Peaky BlindersWon [67]
Best Drama PerformanceCillian MurphyNominated
British Academy Television Awards Best Drama Series Production teamWon [68]
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Costume Design Alison McCoshNominated [69]
Best Editing: Fiction Dan Roberts (for "The Duel")Nominated
Best Make Up & Hair Design Loz SchiavoNominated
Best Sound: Fiction Forbes Noonan, Ben Norrington, Jim Goddard, Grant BridgemanNominated
Best Writer: Drama Steven KnightNominated
TV Choice Awards Best Drama SeriesProduction teamWon
Best ActorCillian MurphyWon
Best ActressHelen McCroryNominated
Irish Film & Television Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television DramaCillian MurphyWon [70]
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama Charlie Murphy Won
Best Director in a Television Drama David Caffrey Nominated
Best EditingDermot DiskinNominated
Best CinematographyCathal WattersNominated
5
 National Television Awards Outstanding Drama Series Peaky BlindersWon [71]
Best Drama PerformanceCillian MurphyWon
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Make-Up & Hair Design Loz SchiavoWon [72]
Irish Film & Television Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television DramaCillian MurphyNominated [73]
Best Director in a Television DramaAnthony ByrneNominated
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 DramaPeaky BlindersWon [75]
Best Drama PerformanceCillian MurphyWon
RTS Craft & Design Awards Costume Design - DramaAlison McCoshWon [76]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period Single-Camera Series Nicole Northridge (for "Black Day")Nominated [77]
British Academy Television Awards Best Actor Cillian MurphyNominated [78]

Broadcast and release

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. [79] Series 3 was made available 31 May 2016. [80] Due to licensing restrictions, however, most of the show's original soundtrack is not available on the Netflix-distributed version of the series. [81] 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. [82]

Cultural impact

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 as well. The assumption reached by the ONS is that the popularity of these names was inspired by the characters Arthur Shelby Jr. and Ada Thorne. [83]

Video games

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. [84] [85] A virtual reality game, Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom, was developed by Maze Theory and released for Meta Quest 2 and PICO 4 on March 9, 2023. [86] [87]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arthur Shelby Jr.</span> Fictional character from Peaky Blinders

Arthur Shelby Jr. is a fictional character in the British television period crime drama television series Peaky Blinders, created by Steven Knight. Played by Paul Anderson, Arthur Shelby Jr. is the older brother of the protagonist Thomas Shelby. Arthur is a member of the Peaky Blinders and the deputy vice president of the Shelby Company Limited.

This Town is a six-part British television series written and created for BBC One by Steven Knight and directed by Paul Whittington. It is produced by Kudos and Nebulastar and co-produced by Universal Music Group’s Mercury Studios. Music is written for the series by Dan Carey and Kae Tempest. Cast is led by Levi Brown, Jordan Bolger, Ben Rose and Eve Austin, with other cast members including Michelle Dockery, Geraldine James, Séainín Brennan, David Dawson, and Nicholas Pinnock. The series premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 31 March 2024.

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