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At the center of it all is Thomas Shelby , one of television's most complex anti-heroes. Cillian Murphy’s portrayal focuses on a man who died spiritually in the tunnels of WWI and treats life afterward as "extra time".

While the TV show places the Shelby family in the 1920s, the real Peaky Blinders were street gangs active much earlier—from the late 19th century to around 1910. Peaky Blinders You Know

: The iconic legend of sewing razor blades into flat caps is likely more myth than fact. Disposable razors were a luxury at the time, and historians suggest the name "Peaky Blinder" referred more to their "peaky" style of cap or their tendency to pull them down to hide their identity during robberies. At the center of it all is Thomas