We’ll be the first to admit that we were late to the party on this one. The show has been on Netflix a full six years and we are just now beginning to watch it,* and we have to admit that we should’ve been watching since the beginning. It perfectly captures post-World War I Birmingham and how a family of war veterans come home and carve out a fortune for themselves in a harsh environment (think “The Godfather” but in England.) We see the Shelby family, led by the Michael Corleone of the family, Tommy, the combative older brother Arthur (clearly a Sonny Corleone analog, and young brother John (not at all a “Fredo,” but more of a Connie) as they rise in the ranks from local bookies and racketeers to nationally-recognized, legitimate gaming tycoons. Again, the Godfather comparisons are littered throughout the series, but that doesn’t make the show any less compelling.

As with Coppola’s masterpiece, Peaky is rife with the styles of The Roaring Twenties, and showed that, for a time, even the scum of the Earth dressed impeccably, even if they were going for a little bit of the ol’ spot of murder. They may have been murderers, thieves, rapists, and corrupt policemen, but they REAL crime would be to dress in anything less than your Sunday best, if not better. If most peoples’ best is referred to “dressing to the nines,” the Blinders would be about fifteen. The viewer sees that, no matter what the occasion, there’s no reason or excuse to not look your best, whatever economic level you may be at.













































*Full disclosure: As of this writing, were about halfway into Season 2 and it’s so far proven to be at Breaking Bad levels of watchability.