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An epic, gangster family series set in the lawless streets of Birmingham, UK and beyond, Peaky Blinders follows the evolution of leader Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) from backstreet crime lord to legitimate businessman and member of parliament. It explores the notions that violence destroys lives, empires rise and fall over time, and class divisions are corrosive. Season 5, returning Friday, October 4th, finds the world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. When Tommy Shelby MP is approached by a charismatic politician with a bold vision for Britain, he realizes that his response will impact not only the future of his family but that of the entire nation.
Returning cast members include Cillian Murphy (Dunkirk, 28 Days Later) as Thomas Shelby, Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Harry Potter) as Polly Gray, Paul Anderson (The Revenant, Legend) as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle (Bodyguard) as Ada Thorne (Shelby), Finn Cole (Animal Kingdom) as Michael Gray, Kate Phillips (The Crown) as Linda Shelby, Natasha O’Keeffe (Sherlock Holmes: The Abominable Bride) as Lizzie Stark, Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones) as Aberama Gold, Jack Rowan (Born To Kill) as Bonnie Gold, Charlie Murphy (Happy Valley) as Jessie Eden, Kingsley Ben-Adir (Deep State) as Col Ben Younger, Harry Kirton (We Can Be Heroes) as Finn Shelby, Packy Lee (The Frankenstein Chronicles) as Johnny Dogs, Ned Dennehy (Good Omens) as Charlie Strong, Ian Peck (Endeavour) as Curly, and poet/musician Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah Jesus.
New cast joining the ensemble this season on Steven Knight’s acclaimed crime family saga includes Sam Claflin (The Nightingale, Adrift, Journey’s End) as Oswald Mosley,Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist, Split, The Witch) as Gina Gray, Brian Gleeson (Phantom Thread, Logan Lucky) as Jimmy McCavern, Neil Maskell (Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, In Darkness) as Winston Churchill, Kate Dickie (The Cry, The Witch) as Mother Superior, Cosmo Jarvis (Calm with Horses, Lady Macbeth) as Barney and Emmett J Scanlan (Butterfly, Safe) as Billy Grade.
The fifth series is directed by Anthony Byrne (In Darkness, Butterfly, Ripper Street) and produced by Annie Harrison-Baxter (Marcella, In the Flesh, The Secret of Crickley Hall). Peaky Blinders is produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One; executive produced by Caryn Mandabach, Steven Knight, Jamie Glazebrook, David Mason, Cillian Murphy; for Tiger Aspect, Patrick Spence, and for the BBC, Tommy Bulfin.
The show is represented internationally by Endemol Shine International, has sold across 183 countries and airs widely on Netflix internationally, including the USA.
Also, some fun facts worth noting in regards to the highly anticipated season five of “Peaky Blinder”, the folks over at musicMagpie have spent some time analyzing over 4 million tweets about the show to find out which characters we love, which we hate, and which we just can’t stop talking about – https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/most-talked-about-tv/#peakyblinders
Who are the most loved characters?
Charlie Strong came out on top as the internet’s favourite character, with 65% of tweets about him being joyous. Tommy Shelby took the number two spot, with 58% joyous tweets.
- Charlie Strong – 65% joyous tweets
- Tommy Shelby – 58% joyous tweets
- Grace Shelby – 56% joyous tweets
- Curly – 56% joyous tweets
- Chester Campbell – 55% joyous tweets
Who are the most hated characters?
Linda Shelby took the crown as the most hated character on Twitter, with 35% of tweets about her being angry. Polly Gray was the second most hated, with 18% angry tweets.
- Linda Shelby – 35% angry tweets
- Polly Gray – 18% angry tweets
- Esme Shelby – 18% angry tweets
- Ada Thorne – 16% angry tweets
- Lizzie Shelby – 15% angry tweets
Who are the most talked about characters?
Unsurprisingly, Tommy Shelby was the most talked about character on Twitter, with 158,526 tweets posted about him. Arthur Shelby Jr came in second place, with 46,975 mentions.
- Tommy Shelby – 158,526 mentions
- Arthur Shelby Jr – 46,975 mentions
- Polly Gray – 30,422 mentions
- Grace Shelby – 29,718 mentions
- Alfie Solomons – 23,556 mentions
