How Violence is Depicted in Peaky Blinders

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  • S6 EP6

    In the series finale of Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby goes off on his own to kill himself before dying from tuberculoma. His doctor, Doctor Holford, had confirmed the disease with X-rays, and Tommy’s daughter had died of tuberculosis, so there was no reason to question the diagnosis. Tommy burns his possessions and puts a gun…

  • S6 EP1

    The beginning of season six marks the end of prohibition in America, so Tommy must adjust his imports and exports business. He travels to the island of Miquelon to meet with business partners. The island is devastated from losing their main industry of smuggling whiskey. Tommy waits in a dimly lit bar for his meeting…

  • S5 EP3

    In the third episode of the fifth season, Arthur Shelby is looking for his wife, Linda, who has left her because of her quaker faith. Arthur knows she has found comfort with a man, whom he runs into. The scene begins as Arthur walks into a room with a large window, but the glass is…

  • S4 EP 1

    Towards the end of the first episode of the fourth season, Tommy believes one of his cooks, Antonio, is connected to Luca Changretta’s vendetta against the Shelby family. When Tommy walks into the kitchen, he leads a very awkward introduction, questioning why a chef of Antonio’s level would be peeling potatoes. While leaving, he hands…

  • S3 EP 2

    In Season three Episode two Tommy hosts a party for the Shelby Charity Foundation (a foundation for orphans). During the party Tatiana, a Russian aristocrat, warns Tommy that the necklace he gave Grace is cursed by a gypsy, and that “nothing on earther would make [her] wear it.” Tommy’s gypsy heritage is a focus of…

  • S2 EP 1

    The Shelby brothers decided to visit London at the start of the second season. Shortly after arriving at Darby Sabini’s (the leader of the London mafia) club, security asks the Shelby’s to leave because they are not welcome. The music is loud, so both parties strain their voices to be heard, but the Shelby’s are…

  • S1 EP 6

    In the sixth Episode of the first Season of Peaky Blinders, Billy Kimber realizes he has been betrayed by Tommy Shelby, so he must return to Birmingham to kill the Peaky Blinders. Caught off guard, Tommy is largely outmanned, so they must try their best. The scene opens with intense music and the two sides…

  • S1 EP1

    In the show, Peaky Blinders, the first depiction of violence comes in the thirteenth minute of the first episode. Before this scene, the show establishes Tommy Shelby as a powerful man in a working class town. The reactions of the civilians allude to his powerful presence in the community. After entering a bar, the Garrison,…