
Despite being so authentic in everything from its portrayal of the smog-covered streets of the industrial midlands to the post-traumatic stress suffered by Tommy and his contemporaries, it has been entirely populated by fictional characters - until its most recent season.

The show is created by writer/director Steven Knight, and produced by the BBC along with Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect. Source: Robert Viglasky/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd 2017Ĭharlie Murphy on the set of ‘Peaky Blinders’Īcross its four seasons, celebrated British drama Peaky Blinders has charted the highs and lows of life in the mob-ruled badlands of post-First World War Birmingham, centring on ruthless former soldier Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his family’s attempts to run the city and profit from its inhabitants in any way they can.
