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 French, Tom (12 September 2013). "Peaky Blinders episode 1 review". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014 . Retrieved 14 February 2014. Frances Tomelty as Bethany Boswell (series 3), a wise old woman living in Wales, whom Tommy seeks out. Melrose, Kevin (17 February 2014). "Tom Hardy Joining Second Season BBC's Gangster Epic 'Peaky Blinders' ". HitFix. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014 . Retrieved 13 October 2014. 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]

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.165It 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 star. 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. The elephant in the blood-spattered room is violence. Peaky Blinders is brutal in the grand, blood-letting tradition of on-screen gangsterism. When Arthur announces that the jazz club is under new management, he does so while holding the limp body of its outgoing manager, whose face we have just watched him destroy with a broken wine bottle. 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.

Alexander Siddig as Ruben Oliver (series 3), a portrait artist in a romantic relationship with Polly. The attention to detail, the costumes, the sets, particularly the Lee family dwellings, have all been created to the highest standard. As is the quality of acting, which is undeniably as good as you'll find in any prime-time British drama. 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] Jones, Ellen E. (3 October 2014). "Peaky Blinders, series 2, episode 1 – TV review: second series boasts a host of big new names". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015 . Retrieved 8 September 2017.Ugolini, Laura (2007). Men and Menswear: Sartorial Consumption in Britain 1880–1939. Ashgate. p.42. Andreas Muñoz as Antonio (series 4), the Italian assassin who came into Tommy's house as a sous-chef and planned to kill Tommy.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind > A Puzzle-Adventure Game". Curve Digital. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021 . Retrieved 7 January 2021. Gaite Jansen as Princess Tatiana Petrovna (series 3), a Russian princess who has an affair with Tommy. Gosling, George Campbell (12 April 2016). "On Peaky Blinders". Musings Of A Social Historian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016 . Retrieved 16 April 2016. 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:

Bradley, Michael (12 September 2013). "Birmingham's real Peaky Blinders". BBC News. West Midlands. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018 . Retrieved 20 June 2018. Stepping razor … Members of the Rambert dance company at the Peaky Blinders festival in 2019. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Palmarès du 27e Festival international de programmes audiovisuels". La Croix (in French). 25 January 2014. ISSN 0242-6056 . Retrieved 12 May 2020. Young, Gary (8 January 2014). "TV company looking for new Peaky Blinders". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014 . Retrieved 11 January 2014.