What It Takes to Be a Peaky Blinder: Cillian Murphy & Steven Knight

Join Packy Lee (Johnny Dogs) and Edith Bowman as they explore what defines a Peaky Blinder. Cillian Murphy unpacks Tommy Shelby’s voice and physicality, as well as how small acting choices ultimately define the character. Costume designer Alison McCosh explains how the flat cap anchors that classic Peaky Blinders look and the way tailoring choices can act as armor against the outside world. Then creator Steven Knight looks at how the characters’ masculinity, ambition, and violence is rooted in the time period, from masculine societal expectations to the brutal experiences of World War I. Finally, historian Lucy Noakes discusses the realities of trench warfare, shell shock, and the shared war trauma that would have influenced the Peaky Blinders. Watch Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, on Netflix starting March 20th.