Episode 1
Birmingham, 1919. Thomas Shelby controls the Peaky Blinders, one of the city's most feared criminal organisations, but his ambitions go beyond running the streets.
When a crate of guns goes missing, Thomas recognises an opportunity to move up in the world.
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Peaky Blinders Headquarters
Duration: 01:42
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Zanstra
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Nick Cave
Martha's Dream
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Red Right Hand
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The White Stripes
I Think I Smell a Rat
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The White Stripes
St James Infirmary Blues
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Queenie's Suite
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Song for Jesse
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Thomas Shelby | Cillian Murphy |
| Insp Chester Campbell | Sam Neill |
| Aunt Polly | Helen McCrory |
| Arthur Shelby | Paul Anderson |
| Grace Burgess | Annabelle Wallis |
| Freddie Thorne | Iddo Goldberg |
| Ada Shelby | Sophie Rundle |
| John Shelby | Joe Cole |
| Charlie Strong | Ned Dennehy |
| Jeremiah Jesus | Benjamin Zephaniah |
| Mr Zhang | Lobo Chan |
| Finn Shelby | Alfie Evans-Meese |
| Harry Fenton | Neil Bell |
| Danny Whizz-Bang | Samuel Edward-Cook |
| Curly | Ian Peck |
| Sergeant Moss | Tony Pitts |
| Winston Churchill | Andy Nyman |
| Writer | Steven Knight |
| Producer | Katie Swinden |
| Director | Otto Bathurst |
Characters
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