While the other characters take opium and cocaine from plain bottles, Polly’s are always ornately decorated with silver carvings and stoppers. “You go up a stage for Polly,” says Mead, “it’s always that bit more decorative and beautiful”. But it’s not just on the small screen Cillian Murphy and co have made an impact, as supermarket giants Lidl is now selling a Peaky Blinders gin.

Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections—they may also appear in recommendations and other places.The games industry and confectionery manufacturers have long been experts at tapping into the popularity of films and TV programmes to push their products – especially to younger customers – but my decision to try the Peaky Blinder Spiced Dry Gin proves that such marketing ploys can catch the attention of the more mature consumer – even one who’s partially sighted. Also incorporated into the stained glass design on the Tavern windows is a rising sun bursting with rays. “One, it’s the 1920s, we’re into the deco period,” says Northridge, “but it’s also the rising sun and rays of hope.” Arthur’s reluctance to embrace change and modernity is reflected in his home. Despite having a new house for series five, fans will spot the same crucifixes, photos and pictures that he’s had on show for years. “He’s not about moving forward,” says Mead. “He still wants to hold onto the Shelbys as they were.” In the script, Aberama Gold was supposed to crash through the roof of the Chinatown house in the series opener, but the location was a National Heritage property and they couldn’t make serious alterations. Instead, a lathe and plaster wall was built for Aberama to burst through – actor Aiden Gillen nailed it on the first take.

The Commons Chamber benches were repurposed for the gallery set where Ada watched Tommy give a parliamentary speech. On Tommy’s desk at his stately home is a golden eagle inkstand flanked by two golden lions, each selected, explains set decorator Jonnie Mead, to represent Tommy’s leadership and power. “He’s being challenged by everyone, by the family and those outside of the family who he fears want to take his crown, so consequently he wants these markers that say ‘I am in charge, I’m the boss. While these things stay on his desk, he is the guy you do not challenge.’ ‘…an act of love’ The dramatic, abstract lighting in the Commons Chamber set at the Houses of Parliament was in part a nod to Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour film about Churchill in WWII, and partly a canny budget save to avoid building more of the set than would be seen. Peaky Blinders gin smager fantastisk. Faktisk, så smager den så godt, at den har vundet priser for den smag blandt andet ved ‘San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018’ og ‘International Spirits Challenge 2018’.Lidl’s newest gin is produced by West Midlands distillery Sadler’s – who were established in 1900 – so they’ve got all the experience to make this gin as delicious as it sounds. In the series, the Blinders expand their influence into racehorses and even politics as time goes by. The series is set in the aftermath of World War I; the latest season reaches as far as 1934. In reality, the Birmingham Boys had usurped the Blinders bythe 1920s. (They would, in turn, be overthrown by the Sabini Gang.) As time passed, the name Peaky Blinders would come to be synonymous with any Birmingham street criminals, paving the way for the urban legends that would inspire the series. The gold paint used in the show is called ‘Peaky Gold’ and mixed by Bristol Paints. Gold and deep red are recurring colours throughout, especially in The Garrison Tavern where the red symbolises the pub’s warmth and womb-like significance to the family, as well as the blood in which they are bathed.