Why Steven Knight Is Glad Channel 4 Turned Down Peaky Blinders

Jan 4 2023 by /Film

 

Steven Knight has been thinking about "Peaky Blinders" for a very long time. The series is named after a real-life Birmingham-based street gang during the turn of the century, a gang that Knight heard stories about from his parents while growing up. When he created "Peaky Blinders," the screenwriter had a personal goal: to accurately depict the real accounts shared by his parents. His father's uncles were members of the Sheridan gang, one of whom was the direct inspiration for Tommy...

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