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television series created by

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. Set in

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, England, it follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the

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. The fictional gang is loosely based on a real urban youth gang of the same name who were active in the city from the 1910s. It premiered on 12 September 2013, telecast on

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until the fourth series, then moved to

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for the fifth and sixth series. On 18 January 2021, it was announced that the sixth series would be the final series of ''Peaky Blinders''.

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Series 3 (2016)

Series 4 (2017)

Series 5 (2019)

Series 6 (2022)

Ratings

References

External links

* on

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Peaky Blinders (TV series)