Oh boy! A combination of two of my favorite things: history and pop culture.
Sure, the show is based on a historical event so it’s already that, but now I get to talk about both.
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‘Peaky Blinders’.
Heart pounding action, slow, tense drama and finally: some brutality.
That’s how you do a show that’s going to keep people watching for five seasons and possibly a movie in the future.
But did you know that the show is based on a real-life gang?
That’s right, the show is based on the actions of the actual Birmingham gang, and let’s just say the show is pretty accurate.
They were just a street gang, so they didn’t exactly have Tommy’s political aspirations.
However, their violent acts committed went a lot farther than those on the show, which is saying a lot.
They would attack police, and when they had skirmishes with rival gangs, that’s when things got really ugly.
The creator of the show said this about the fights :
“They didn’t care about each other’s eyes, ears, throats. They were like dogs fighting.”
