Peaky Blinders
TV Series2013Returning Series

Peaky Blinders

Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsterhistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashtroubled leads

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"London's for the taking"

Boxlist takeA weighty, grounded crime series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashtroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Cillian MurphyPaul AndersonSam ClaflinFinn ColeAnya Taylor-Joy

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2013
Runtime
59 min
Status
Returning Series
Studio
BBC Studios
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