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Peaky Blinders

2013
4.8
1.64K reviews
18
Rating
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1
9/12/13
Thomas Shelby, leader of the Birmingham gang, the Peaky Blinders, comes into possession of a shipment of guns from the local BSA factory. Aware that keeping the guns could lead to trouble with the law, Thomas nonetheless wants to use the guns to increase the Peaky's power.
2 Episode 2
9/19/13
Thomas Shelby sets out to get work with Billy Kimber - the man who can help Thomas achieve his dream of running a legal bookmaking business. Meanwhile, Polly is alarmed when she realises Ada is pregnant and when Thomas discovers the news, he forces Ada to admit that Freddie Thorne is the father.
3 Episode 3
9/26/13
Ada and Freddie secretly wed, but start their married life together in hiding. Thomas is angry that they are still in town, as it threatens to jeopardise his deal with Campbell. When a couple of Fenians start questioning Thomas about whether he has the stolen guns, Grace gets involved with disastrous consequences.
4 Episode 4
10/3/13
Thomas isn't pleased when his brother John announces he's marrying a local prostitute. The problems keep coming when the Peakys' conflict with the Lees family results in the betting shop being ransacked by the gypsies and a hand grenade being left in Thomas' car.
5 Episode 5
10/10/13
Thomas tells Grace he's planning to overthrow Billy Kimber, but swears her to secrecy. The Shelby's errant father, Arthur Senior, reappears in their lives. Thomas and Polly want him to leave, but Arthur is glad to have his father back, particularly when Arthur Senior confides in him his dream of running a family casino. But everything is not as it seems.
6 Episode 6
10/17/13
It's the day of Worchester races and Thomas' plan is entering its final stages. But as Kimber's men head towards Small Heath, it becomes obvious that someone has tipped them off about the plan. Who is behind this betrayal? Ada does her best to prevent an armed confrontation, but guns are drawn and battle begins.

About this show

Britain in 1919 is a tumultuous mix of despair and hedonism, a nation cleaned out by the extravagances of the Great War. Returning soldiers, newly minted revolutionaries and criminal gangs all fight for survival in an industrial landscape gripped by economic upheaval. Based on a true story, this drama follows one ambitious gang in Birmingham as they rise to become the most feared and powerful in town. Named for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps, the Peaky Blinders run an empire of illegal betting, protection rackets and stolen goods.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
1.64K reviews
frank johnson
April 21, 2018
Real cult stuff..... A hopeless generation whose young men return from their bitter experience of the WW1 trenches hardened, traumatised and frankly 'slightly warped' by their experience. A group of them trying to make sense of life after carnage join forces in a lawless Midlands city under the leadership of the close knit Shelby family. They use the survival instincts, code of honour & a grit that has been learnt from 4 years of seeing their peers used as pawns by a British Aristocracy that has had its day. Where they've stood shoulder to shoulder as most of their comrades were literally blown to bits or torn apart by bayonet, guns and high explosive on the orders of some inept individuals qualified to command only by their place higher up the social ladder. They will never work for the system that did this to them again. They'll make their own way and stand or fall as "The Peaky Blinders'
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Beverley Swinscoe
September 4, 2019
I would recommend Peaky Blinders as long as you're ok with some violent scenes. I think it's a good representation of the way people lived back in those days in Birmingham and probably the world over. It is really well done, the acting is really believably and pulls you in. If it's new to you, I'd suggest you watch it from the beginning. Just marvellous. (10 / 10 for Peaky blinders)
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Andrew Marshall
November 16, 2014
First rate show. I was drawn in from the start....can be quite violent and language is very bad ...but still I liked it. The music is quirky and a little incongruous but I want to buy the soundtrack. Overall I loved everything about it and await season 3
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