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Cillian Murphy | ... |
Thomas Shelby
(18 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Paul Anderson | ... |
Arthur Shelby
(18 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Joe Cole | ... |
John Shelby
(18 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Helen McCrory | ... |
Aunt Polly
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(18 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Sophie Rundle | ... |
Ada Shelby
(18 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Ned Dennehy | ... |
Charlie Strong
(17 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Ian Peck | ... |
Curly
(16 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Annabelle Wallis | ... |
Grace Burgess
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(14 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Tony Pitts | ... |
Sergeant Moss
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(13 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Sam Neill | ... |
Inspector Chester Campbell
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(12 episodes, 2013-2014)
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Aimee-Ffion Edwards | ... |
Esme Shelby
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(12 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Eric Campbell | ... |
Policeman
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(12 episodes, 2013-2014)
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Finn Cole | ... |
Michael Gray
(11 episodes, 2014-2016)
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Harry Kirton | ... |
Finn Shelby
(11 episodes, 2014-2016)
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Packy Lee | ... |
Johnny Dogs
(10 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Natasha O'Keeffe | ... |
Lizzie Stark
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(9 episodes, 2013-2016)
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Jeffrey Postlethwaite | ... |
Henry
(9 episodes, 2013-2014)
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Matthew Postlethwaite | ... |
Nipper
(9 episodes, 2013-2014)
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Jordan Bolger | ... |
Isiah
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(8 episodes, 2014-2016)
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A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Dirty Pretty Things was good - excellent script, cracking acting... but it wasn't Peaky Blinders and this latest effort by Steven Knight is sublime! A couple of the Midland accents left a little to be desired but that is absolutely the only fault - and one to be easily ignored in the face of great writing, casting and direction.
Sam Neil does "villain" with such ease that it's hard to recall all his non-villainous roles, or at least hard to remember them fondly. And his Northern Irish accent is excellent! Muphy proves, beyond doubt (if you had any to begin with), that he's not just a pretty boy - he kills this role in so many ways.
A dark and Macabre, moody, sexy British drama - something for the BBC to be proud of. And it's been a while.