"Peaky Blinders" is a British period crime drama television series directed by Otto Bathurst (series 1), Tom Harper (series 1), Colm McCarthy (series 2), Tim Mielants (series 3), David Caffrey (series 4), Anthony Byrne (series 5) and Steven Knight.
The starring cast includes Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Annabelle Wallis, Sophie Rundle, Joe Cole, Finn Cole, Charlotte Riley, Tom Hardy and others.
Here are "Peaky Blinders" TV series trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date, streaming services and everything we know so far.
Trailer
Is there a trailer for Peaky Blinders TV series?
Netflix on Friday, September 20, 2019 released the trailer for "Peaky Blinders" you can watch here:
Peaky Blinders | Season 5 Trailer | Netflix.
Plot summary
What is Peaky Blinders TV series plot?
Here is a short review of "Peaky Blinders" TV series plot summary.
Peaky Blinders is an English television crime drama set in 1920s Birmingham, England in the aftermath of World War I. The series, which was created by Steven Knight and produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions, Screen Yorkshire and Tiger Aspect Productions, follows the exploits of the Shelby crime family. Screen Yorkshire provided funding for the production through the Yorkshire Content Fund. It was the first production to receive funding from the Yorkshire Content Fund, which in turn made certain the majority of the show was filmed in Yorkshire as part of the deal.
Cast
Who plays who in the Peaky Blinders TV series?
Here is the full cast and characters of "Peaky Blinders" TV series. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order.
Cillian Murphy as Thomas "Tommy" Shelby the leader of the Peaky Blinders
Sam Neill as Chief Inspector/Major Chester Campbell (series 1 - 2), an Ulster Protestant policeman drafted from Belfast
Helen McCrory as Elizabeth "Polly" Gray née Shelby, the aunt of Tommy and his siblings, and treasurer of the Peaky Blinders
Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby Jr., the oldest Shelby sibling
Annabelle Wallis as Grace Shelby (main series 1 - 3, recurring series 5), née Burgess, a former undercover agent and Irish Protestant
Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne née Shelby, the Shelby brothers' only sister
Joe Cole as John "Johnny" Shelby (series 1 - 4), the third-youngest Shelby brother
Finn Cole as Michael Gray (series 2 - present), Polly's biological son
Charlotte Riley as May Carleton (series 2, 4), a wealthy widow
Tom Hardy as Alfred "Alfie" Solomons (series 2-present), the leader of a Jewish gang in Camden Town
Natasha O'Keeffe as Lizzie Shelby (main series 2 - present, recurring series 1), née Stark; An ex-prostitute
Noah Taylor as Darby Sabini (series 2), the leader of an Italian gang in Camden Town
Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Esme Shelby (main series 3 - 4, recurring series 1 - 2), née Lee, John Shelby's wife
Gaite Jansen as Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna (series 3), a Russian princess
Alexander Siddig as Ruben Oliver (series 3), a portrait artist in a romantic relationship with Polly Gray
Kate Phillips as Linda Shelby (main series 4 - 5, recurring series 3), Arthur Shelby's wife
Adrien Brody as Luca Changretta (series 4), a New York mafioso with a vendetta against the Shelby family
Aidan Gillen as Aberama Gold (series 4 - 5), an ally of the Shelby family and lover of Polly Gray
Charlie Murphy as Jessie Eden (series 4 - present), a union convenor and lover of Tommy Shelby's
Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray (series 5), Michael Gray's American wife
Sam Claflin as Sir Oswald Mosley (series 5), a fascist politician
Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong owner of a boatyard and an uncle figure to Tommy
Iddo Goldberg as Freddie Thorne (series 1), a known communist
Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah 'Jimmy' Jesus a preacher and friend of the gang
Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs (main series 2 - present, recurring series 1), a friend of Tommy Shelby's
Charlie Creed-Miles as Billy Kimber (series 1), a local kingpin
Andy Nyman as Winston Churchill
Ian Peck as Curly (main series 4 - present, recurring series 1 - 3), a horse expert and assistant to Charlie Strong
Paddy Considine as Father John Hughes (series 3), a priest working with the anti-communist Section D (The Economic League) in the British government
Jordan Bolger as Isaiah Jesus the son of Jeremiah Jesus and a member of the gang
Jan Bijvoet as Grand Duke Leon Petrovich Romanov (series 3), Grand Duchess Izabella's husband
Alfie Evans-Meese as Finn Shelby the youngest of the Shelby siblings and the member of the gang
Dina Korzun as Grand Duchess Izabella (series 3), Princess Tatiana Petrovna's aunt
Jack Rowan as Bonnie Gold (series 4 - 5), Aberama Gold's boxing champion son
Tony Pitts as Sergeant/Inspector Moss a police officer from Birmingham
Brian Gleeson as Jimmy McCavern (series 5), leader of the Billy Boys, a Scottish Protestant gang
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Colonel Ben Younger (main series 5, recurring series 4), a young colonel
Tommy Flanagan as Arthur Shelby Sr. (series 1), the father of Tommy and his siblings'; Polly's brother
Kevin Metcalfe as Scudboat (series 1), a henchman of the gang
Jeffrey Postlethwaite as Henry a Peaky Blinders henchman
Matthew Postlethwaite as Nipper a Peaky Blinders henchman
Neil Bell as Harry Fenton a former landlord and owner of the Garrison pub
George Gwyther as Karl Thorne the only child of Ada and Freddie Thorne
Cosmo Jarvis as Barney (series 5), a WWI comrade and old friend of Tommy's
Samuel Edward-Cook as Danny "Whizz-Bang" Owen a former comrade of Tommy Shelby and a loyal member of the gang
Lobo Chan as Mr. Zhang
Adam El Hagar as Ollie the assistant to Alfie Solomons
Sam Hazeldine as Georgie Sewell the right-hand man and consiglieri to Darby Sabini
Andrew Koji as Brilliant Chang (series 5), a Chinese criminal leader involved in opium smuggling
Isabelle Estelle Corbusier as Yasmin Lipscomb
Daniel Fearn as King Maine a boxing trainer in Birmingham
Paul Bullion as Billy Kitchen a Black Country man
Allan Hopwood as Abbey Heath
Rory Keenan as Donal Henry a spy
Simone Kirby as Irene O'Donnell a Pro-Treaty IRA member
Josh O'Connor as James a friend and housemate of Ada Thorne
Stephanie Hyam as Charlotte Murray a wealthy girl, with whom Michael Gray has a short affair
Dorian Lough as Mario the owner of The Eden Club, ran by Darby Sabini
Wendy Nottingham as Mary the housekeeper of Tommy Shelby
Billy Marwood as Charles Shelby son of Tommy and Grace Shelby
Kate Dickie as Mother Superior (series 5), a nun
Henry Garrett as Clive Macmillan first husband of Grace Burgess
Alex Macqueen as Patrick Jarvis MP a Member of Parliament and also a member and representative of The Economic League, working with Father Hughes
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Malacki Byrne a member of the IRA and the cousin of one of the IRA members
Wanda Opalinska as Rosemary Johnson the foster mother of Michael Gray, whom she named Henry
Luca Matteo Zizzari as Matteo one of Luca Changretta's henchmen
Kenneth Colley as Vicente Changretta the father to Luca and Angelo Changretta
Dave Simon as Lancaster Officer Mulchay
Graeme Hawley as Niall Devlin a working man in the Shelby Company Limited, working for Tommy Shelby
Ralph Ineson as Connor Nutley a Lancaster factory foreman
Pauline Turner as Frances the housekeeper of Tommy Shelby
Peter Bankole as William Letso a former diamond miner, a tunneler from the South African Labor Corps and a friend of Tommy Shelby
Jake J. Meniani as Frederico one of Luca Changretta's henchmen
Peter Campion as Mickey Gibbs barman of The Garrison pub
Frances Tomelty as Bethany Boswell a wise old woman living in Wales, whom Tommy Shelby seeks out
Richard Dillane as General Curran an uncle of Grace Burgess
Dominic Coleman as Priest
Richard Brake as Anton Kaledin a Russian refugee
Heaven-Leigh Clee as Ruby Shelby the daughter of Tommy Shelby and Lizzie Stark
Donald Sumpter as Arthur Bigge the King's Private Secretary
Charlene McKenna as Captain Swing an IRA leader in Belfast
Jamie Kenna as Billy Mills a former heavyweight boxing champion and a worker for the Shelby Company Limited
Elliot Cowan as Michael Levitt a Birmingham journalist
Joseph Long as Chef
Tim Woodward as Lord Suckerby a High Court Judge
Andreas Muñoz as Antonio the Italian assassin
Harry Kirton as Finn Shelby
Eric Campbell as Policeman
Patricia Winker as Local Woman
Lee Bolton as Special Policeman
Daryl McCormack as Isaiah Jesus
Jensen Clarke as Charles Shelby
Paul Chadwick as Special Policeman
Jack Hartley as Billy Lovelock
William Atkinson as Club Patron
Colin Alltree as Factory Worker
Pete Szoradi as Labourer
Rob Day as Billy Boy
Grant Crookes as Lancaster Mathers Worker
David Dawson as Roberts
Alan Bentley as Special Policeman
Graham Parrington as Peaky Blinders Gangster
Nicola-Jayne Wells as Neighbour
Tony Fillingham as Solomons Gang
Philip Howard as Camden Town Clubber
Luke Hulme as Police Officer
Brian Woodward as Chauffeur
Dino Kelly as Goliath
Craig Thomas Lambert as Boxing Trainer
Etahan Picard-Edwards as Billy Shelby
James Richard Marshall as Field Marshal Russell
Branwell Donaghey as UVF Hardman 1
Brendan Gibson as UVF Hardman
Nigel Travis as Erasmus
Keith Dunphy as Maguire
Paul McEwan as Governor
Neil Maskell as Churchill
Jassa Ahluwalia as Dimitri
Aaron Neil as Maitre D'
Brenda Lee Grech as The Swan
Jacob Wye as Siegfried
Peter Rylands as Daniel Preece
Gemma Page as Edna
Callum Booth-Ford as Karl Thorne
Samuel Blenkin as Adam Parker
Greg Kolpakchi as Violinist
Harrison Vaughan as Black Lion Boy
Erin Shanagher as Grieving Woman
Lizzy McInnerny as Mrs. Ross
Benedict Relton as Policeman
Richard McCabe as Winston Churchill
Tom Mothersdale as Kidnap gangster
Pamela Ashton as Digbeth Kids Mother
Russ Booth as Tom Foundry Worker
Steven Peace as Peaky Gang
Andrew Sheridan as Plain Clothes Officer
Sam Wright as Eden Club Member
Marc Esse as Waiter
James Brogden as Billy Factory worker
Craig Carr as Boxing Trainer Seconds
Jonathan Garratt as New Peaky Number 12
Andrew Jefferson-Tierney as Billy
James Mccosh as Referee
Bethan Daisy Caddick as The Digbeth Kid's Sister
John-Paul Hurley as Stanly Chapman
James Eeles as The Digbeth Kid
William Andrews as Butler
Darren Connolly as Bri
Nick Holder as Marston
Kunjue Li as Chin
Pedro Caxade as Carlo
Colin Connor as Black Lion Barman
Anna Wilson-Hall as Wedding Lady 1
Karl Shiels as Ryan
Sara Beasley as Wedding Lady 2
Therese Bradley as Zilpha Lee
Barry Aird as Bonnie
Sam Benjamin as Border Officer
Bartley Burke as Business Man
Lorraine Horgan as Mrs. Donovan
Maisie Turpie as Polly's Young Maid
Perry Fitzpatrick as Guard
Richard Patterson as Condemned Man
John Albasiny as James Monkland
Caroline Lawrie as Lady 1
Nina Yndis as Kavetka
Robert Hook as Peter
Jonty Stephens as Reporter
Josef Altin as Stefan Radischevky
Helen Anderson as Lady 2
Kate Bowes Renna as Lady 3
Vincent Wang as Baba
Debra Penny as Lady 4
Matthew Jure as Stacker
Emma Pearce as Sandra
Timothy Harker as Officer 1
Paula Wharton as Bad Nurse
Reuben Clarke as Young Peter
Elliot Levey as Leon Greene
Gemma Paige North as Mrs. Conners
Martin Askew as Winson Green Heavy
Jane Wood as Medium
John Purcell as Officer 2
Gana Bayarsaikhan as Li
Lola Mawdsley as Young Girl
Sam Lee as Gypsy Singer
Sam Battersea as Woman at Seance
Charlie Knight as Young Boy
Rory Gallagher as Eamonn Duggan
Jon Glover as Race Commentator
Paul Cawley as Gilbert Palmer
Liam Scholes as Young Lad
Alison Todd as Sandra
Alastair Barley as Eden Club Doorman
Tim Delap as Royal Bodyguard
Sean Buckley as Older Russian
Ian Blower as Old Man
Robbie Keane as Quaker Friend
Sarah Gallagher as Angel Nurse
Michael Keogh as Asylum Nurse
David Perks as Man 1
Douglas Rankine as Billy Boys Leader
Adam Speers as Man 2
James Boyland as Communist Comrade
Malcolm Tomlinson as Tory MP
Joe Macaulay as Paddy Watts
Ian Conningham as Flying Squad Officer
Nicholas Tennant as Marquis Older Barman
Dustin Demri-Burns as Monsieur Silk
Dennis O'Donnell as Passenger
Martin Hammond as Gentleman
Matthew Akers as Billy Kitchen Man
Charlie Anson as Briggs
William Bale as Horse Auctioneer
Kivan Dene as Prison Guard
Hayley Doherty as Nurse
Richard Douglas as Dock Worker
Nigel Hastings as Auctioneer
Adam Lawrence as Polly's Lover
Dean Marshall as Sabini Gang
Rupert Procter as Micky
Guy Williams as Sir Ian Carleton
BrÃd Brennan as Audrey Changretta the mother of Luca Changretta, wife of Vicente Changretta and head of the Italian gang in Birmingham, as part of being the enemy of the Peaky Blinders
Adam Collins as Officer Collins
Nigel Boyle as Policeman
Andrew Caley as Michael's priest
Israel Cortes as Josef Jesus
Jolyon Coy as Edward Roberts
Matt Emery as Customs officer
Emily Gray as Prostitute
Sophie Hannah Harrison as Nurse Atherton
Marcus Langford as Boat Puller
Gemma Layton as Female officer
Rob Mitchell-James as Stratford Barman
Joe Osborne as Foreman
Valentina Petito as Nurse
Aidan Rawnsley as Caddie
Neil Swift as Custom Officer
Christian Thorpe as Communist
Lee Toomes as Spotted Dog barman
Richard Varley as Waiter
Stephen Graham
Emmett J. Scanlan as Billy Grade an ex-footballer turned singer and an ally to the Peaky Blinders
Filming
What are Peaky Blinders filming details?
"Peaky Blinders" series are produced by BBC Studios, Caryn Mandabach Productions, Tiger Aspect Productions and Screen Yorkshire.
The average duration of each episode is 55 - 65 minutes. Country of origin: United Kingdom. Original language: English.
Rating
What are critics and audiences saying about Peaky Blinders TV series?
"Peaky Blinders" TV series got high rating from critics. IMDB rating is 8.8/10. Rotten Tomatoes rating is 92/100.
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