Here Are 5 Interesting Facts From the Gangster Story in the Series 'PEAKY BLINDERS'

Kapanlagi.com - You must have often seen films that focus on stories in the 1900s. But none can beat the crime drama like PEAKY BLINDERS, with its attention to the details of Birmingham in the 1920s at the height of its industrial development.

Following the fictional Shelby family in their journey to become part of the British social elite. You can see the actors with their accents building gambling, smuggling, and horse betting to build their wealth in the criminal world.

Bringing the hustle and bustle of street gangs, the series PEAKY BLINDERS holds many interesting facts. Starting from the star Cillian Murphy who smokes in surprising amounts to creator Stephen Knight who takes aspects of Western films, let's check out the interesting facts of PEAKY BLINDERS below.

1. Cillian Murphy Smokes 1,000 Cigarettes in One Season

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It's not PEAKY BLINDERS without the sharp suits, newsboy cap, neatly shaved haircut, and seemingly never-ending cigarettes. All of these have become mandatory to bring out the aura of this series.

Quoted from Esquire, Cillian Murphy is estimated to smoke 1,000 cigarettes in just one season. Luckily, the cigarettes are provided by the props department and made from plants, so they do not contain harmful carcinogens.

2. Alfie Solomons and May Carleton Get Married in Real Life

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Although the characters Alfie Solomons and May Carleton come from different backgrounds and never appear together in this series, actors Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley are actually a real-life couple outside of the show. This couple first met in 2009 on the set of the period drama WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

Alfie and May are characters introduced in the second season of PEAKY BLINDERS. Tom portrays a Jewish criminal boss while Charlotte is a recently widowed racehorse owner.

3. Peaky Blinders Intended to Compare Upper-Class English Period Drama

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Cillian Murphy describes PEAKY BLINDERS as a working-class drama when he appeared on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, "the upper class of England has been represented very well." Indeed, there have been many period dramas, films, and British television shows that often focus on the upper class.

By portraying working-class life in one of Europe's largest industrial centers at the turn of the 20th century, viewers familiar with British period dramas will gain a unique perspective that has never been seen before.

4. Cillian Murphy Considers Tommy Shelby Will Die

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In an interview with GQ, Cillian Murphy assumed that his character would be portrayed as dead. This happened when he read the final script of the second season, which depicted Tommy on his deathbed.

Tommy Shelby is indeed portrayed as unafraid of death after his time in the trenches of World War I, he sees death as liberation. PEAKY BLINDERS would not be the same without Tommy Shelby, especially since Murphy's character has become central to the show.

5. Peaky Blinders Has Western Aspects

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Quoted from History Extra, creator and head writer Stephen Knight explained that America portrays working-class people in cowboy stories, there is no similar type of story in England, except stories that feature knights in armor."

The western aspect in the series PEAKY BLINDERS is intentional. Even from the opening scene, there is already a western aspect when Tommy Shelby arrives in town on a horse like every cowboy hero in Western films. He wants Birmingham to have the same lawlessness as the Wild West.

Writer: Evan Reinaldo

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