TV Show Review - Peaky Blinders (Season 1)

Season: 1
Genre: Thriller/ Drama/ Crime
Number of episodes: 6
Year: 2013
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Annabelle Wallis, Sophie Rundle, Joe Cole, Michael Gray

Description: A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England; centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy)

Review: Birmingham, right after World War I. The Peaky Blinders gang rules the streets of England. The criminals can be recognized by their caps, where they sew razor blades into the peaks of their caps. Their leader is Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy. Belfast detective Chester Campbell is called to England to clean the streets and take care of the Peaky Blinders.
When you love the gangster and crime genre, the first season of “Peaky Blinders” will be true gold and easy to watch in one sitting. It has all the ingredients for a good, compelling TV series: an excellent cast, it looks amazing, interesting characters, strong story.
Not a lot of locations were used for this series, but the period it’s set in is pictured perfectly. In this time, it’s either calling the shots yourself or being suppressed. The Peaky Blinders, and especially their leader Tommy, choose the first. Because when you look closer you can see that Tommy never wants to feel powerlessness again. He wants to create his own destiny and this for he builds his own imperium.
Cillian Murphy is the perfect choice for Tommy Shelby. Charismatic yet dangerous, unpredictable yet timid. I’ve always loved Murphy as an actor and he really carries this series.
The first season is mostly a fight for power between Tommy and detective Campbell. Campbell wants to clean the streets of Birmingham free from criminals like the Peaky Blinders.
“Peaky Blinders” had been on my watchlist for a while and when a few of my friends told me I really had to start watching, I finally did. I watched the first season in 2 days and I’m hooked. It’s a fantastic first season and I can’t wait what will happen next.