Peaky Blinders

2013–2022 · Crime, Drama · 6 seasons · ★ 8.5

Ended

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Synopsis of Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders is a crime drama series created by Steven Knight and broadcast on BBC Two, starring Cillian Murphy. Set in Birmingham shortly after the end of World War I, it follows the Shelbys, a family of mixed Irish and Romani origin who run a gang known as the Peaky Blinders and a betting shop. Their leader, Tommy Shelby, is an ambitious and shrewd man who wants to expand the business and consolidate his power in the city. However, their activities attract the attention of Chief Inspector Chester Campbell, a Royal Irish Constabulary detective sent from Belfast with the mission of cleaning up Birmingham and bringing down the gang. Tommy thus faces an official enemy who is just as determined to defeat him as he is to press on.

«London's for the taking.»

6seasons

36episodes

79 minper episode

8.5audience scoreTMDB · 11,473 votes

8.7IMDb rating795,530 votes

Seasons of Peaky Blinders

Season 12013 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.1

Season 22014 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.2

Season 32016 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.1

Season 42017 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.3

Season 52019 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.0

Season 62022 · 6 ep. · ★ 8.0

Cast by Peaky Blinders

Cillian MurphyThomas Shelby36 episodes

Paul AndersonArthur Shelby36 episodes

Sophie RundleAda Shelby36 episodes

Helen McCroryPolly Gray30 episodes

Finn ColeMichael Gray28 episodes

Ian PeckCurly27 episodes

Ned DennehyCharlie Strong26 episodes

Natasha O'KeeffeLizzie Stark24 episodes

Harry KirtonFinn Shelby24 episodes

Joe ColeJohn Shelby20 episodes

Packy LeeJohnny Dogs20 episodes

Kate PhillipsLinda Shelby18 episodes

Annabelle WallisGrace Burgess17 episodes

Aimee-Ffion EdwardsEsme Shelby16 episodes

Tom HardyAlfie Solomons14 episodes

Jordan BolgerIsaiah Jesus14 episodes

Tony PittsSergeant Moss13 episodes

Benjamin ZephaniahJeremiah Jesus13 episodes

Sam NeillC.I. Chester Campbell12 episodes

Anya Taylor-JoyGina Gray11 episodes

Sam ClaflinOswald Mosley11 episodes

Aidan GillenAberama Gold9 episodes

Charlie MurphyJessie Eden7 episodes

Kingsley Ben-AdirCol Ben Younger7 episodes

Daryl McCormackIsaiah Jesus7 episodes

Iddo GoldbergFreddie Thorne6 episodes

Adrien BrodyLuca Changretta6 episodes

Noah TaylorDarby Sabini6 episodes

Charlotte RileyMay Carleton6 episodes

Alfie Evans-MeeseFinn Shelby6 episodes

Alexander SiddigRuben Oliver6 episodes

Gaite JansenPrincess Tatiana Petrovna6 episodes

Pauline TurnerFrances6 episodes

Neil BellHarry Fenton5 episodes

Sam HazeldineGeorgie Sewell5 episodes

Adam El HagarOllie5 episodes

Wendy NottinghamMary5 episodes

Charlene McKennaCaptain Swing5 episodes

Amber AndersonDiana Mitford5 episodes

Brian GleesonJimmy McCavern5 episodes

Technical Details

Created by: Steven Knight
Address: Anthony Byrne, Tim Mielants, Colm McCarthy, David Caffrey, Tom Harper
Writing: Steven Knight, Stephen Russell, Toby Finlay
Music: Paul Hartnoll, Martin Phipps, Anna Calvi
Photography: Si Bell, George Steel, Laurie Rose, Cathal Watters, Simon Dennis
Production: Laurie Borg, Joe Donaldson, Ann Harrison-Baxter, Simon Maloney, Nick Goding
Executive Producer: Caryn Mandabach, Steven Knight, Jamie Glazebrook, Frith Tiplady
Production companies: Tiger Aspect, Caryn Mandabach Productions, Screen Yorkshire
Network or Platform: BBC One, BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Original Language: English
Premiere: September 12, 2013
Last Episode: April 3, 2022 (6x06)
Status: Ended
Type: Fiction
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA award; 25 wins and 56 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Awards for Peaky Blinders

🏆 BAFTA Award for Best Director
🏆 British Academy Television Craft Awards (2014)
🏆 Royal Television Society Awards (2014)

Also, 1 nomination recorded.

Source: Wikidata

Trivia about Peaky Blinders

In September 2014, Netflix acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights from The Weinstein Company and Endemol.

Sam Neill, born in Northern Ireland and raised in New Zealand, asked James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson for help recovering his accent for the role of Campbell.

It was confirmed that Bowie's music would appear in the series and that Leonard Cohen had written a new song for the third season.

The first four seasons were filmed at North Light Film Studios in Huddersfield, a studio located on the outskirts of Leeds.

Filming for the third season lasted 78 days and wrapped on January 22, 2016.

In January 2014, auditions were held in Digbeth, Birmingham, to hire teenage extras, and very long lines formed.

Graham Stevenson lamented that the series' historical consultant was an expert in Tudor history rather than someone trained in trade unionism or communism.

The television sequel to "Peaky Blinders" will consist of two seasons of six one-hour episodes, with Jamie Bell as Duke Shelby and Charlie Heaton in another leading role. It will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the United Kingdom and on Netflix worldwide, though no date has been announced yet.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)