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“It’s a fistful of savage


interspersed with elegance; and of course,MrThomas Shelby, who intrigues to no end. Is he good? Is he bad?Well, he’s certainly not ugly.”


Irish songstresswho brings out a softer side of an


map, an initiative that kickstarts the journey; taking Peaky’s toBlinders. Water runs deep, but blood runs


deeper – and the glue is razor sharp Aunt Pollywhose adhesive abilities are nomatch for outsiderswho seek to sever ties. Taking no prisoners in disciplining herwayward branches, Polly is amatriarchalman-eater,who never ceases to amazewith her steeliness.Amidst the artistry and scrumptious soundtrack, it’s the class of characters that gives Peaky Blinders such calibre.Adeceptive


irrepressible alpha.Adetectivewith a complex nature, callous authority and commandingmoustache; a polar opposite rival to salt of the earth Shelby’s,whose riches exist in IQand instinct. It’s a fistful of savage interspersedwith elegance; and of course,Mr Thomas Shelby,who intrigues to no end. Is he good? Is he bad?Well, he’s certainly not ugly. PeakyBlinders has its ownDNA.


It’s leaving fingerprints behind on hearts, heads - and hats everywhere. The command and character that


The PeakyBlinders possess has the kick of a dust covered steel toe cap. Oh, and I deny anyonewho doesn’t fall into some sort of emotional burrowwithMr Shelby.Whether you love or loathe themanwho returned a hero and troops on as an intelligently electric and brutal “businessman”; his influence in undeniable. With four series so far, consider this your four – soon to be five Peaky’s challenge. ByOrder of The PeakyBlinders.


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