Peaky Blinders
Episode 1
TV Flash files “Episode 1” as a desk essential hour — Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) on BBC/Netflix, season 2, episode 1, aired 2014-10-02, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E01: listed hour 7 of 36 in the Peaky Blinders guide, first listed hour of season 2. It aired 2014-10-02 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 6” (S01E06). Next is “Episode 2” (S02E02).
Essential hour: “Episode 1”. Season two restarts with family as the firm, McCrory's Polly still the house's memory, smoke still the aesthetic.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As the 1920s begin to roar, business is booming for the Peaky Blinders gang. Tommy Shelby starts to expand his legal and illegal operations, with an eye on the racetracks of the south. Meanwhile, an enemy from Tommy's past returns to Birmingham.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 1 sit in the Peaky Blinders guide?
S02E01 is listed hour 7 of 36 — first listed hour of season 2, season 2 episode 1.
When did Peaky Blinders S02E01 air?
Episode 1 aired 2014-10-02 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it historically accurate?
Loosely inspired by a real Birmingham gang, largely fictionalized drama. Watch for Knight's opera, not a documentary on the actual Peaky Blinders.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Post-WWI Birmingham gangsters with razors in their caps: family is the firm, style is the weapon. Steven Knight's BBC saga, globalized by Netflix, made Cillian Murphy's Tommy a slow-burn emperor of smoke — McCrory's Polly, Nick Cave needle drops, tailored coats. Six seasons of British export swagger. Fashion walked off the screen into streetwear.
September 12, 2013, BBC Two: razors in the cap, a coat that would walk off the screen into streetwear. Steven Knight's *Peaky Blinders* is post-WWI Birmingham gangsters climbing toward power — family as the firm, style as the weapon. Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby is a slow-burn emperor of smoke and strategy; Helen McCrory's Aunt Polly is the spine of steel; Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Tom Hardy's Alfie, the Shelby bench keeping the opera feral. Nick Cave needle drops against period dirt. Netflix made it a…
Filed against
- Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby
Cillian Murphy played Tommy Shelby on Peaky Blinders — post-WWI Birmingham gangsters with razors in their caps, family as the firm, style as the weapon. Steven Knight's BBC saga, globalized by Netflix, McCrory's Polly, needle drops,…
- Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby
Paul Anderson plays Arthur Shelby on Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight’s 2010s post-WWI Birmingham saga — razors in the caps, family as the firm, style as the weapon. Cillian Murphy’s Tommy as slow-burn emperor of smoke, Polly in the books,…
- Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly
Helen McCrory's Aunt Polly ran the Peaky Blinders firm from the parlor — post-WWI Birmingham, razors in the caps, family as the business, Steven Knight's BBC saga globalized by Netflix. Cillian Murphy's Tommy as slow-burn emperor of…
- Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby
Sophie Rundle holds Peaky Blinders as Ada Shelby — the sister inside a post-WWI Birmingham firm where family is the business and style is a weapon. Steven Knight's BBC saga, globalized by Netflix, smoke and tailored coats. TV Flash files…
- Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong
Ned Dennehy’s Charlie Strong smoked around Peaky Blinders’ Birmingham firm like family was the racket — post-WWI gangsters with razors in their caps, Steven Knight’s BBC saga globalized by Netflix, Cillian Murphy’s Tommy, McCrory’s Polly,…
- Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons
Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomons cuts through Peaky Blinders like a side-empire with better chaos — post-WWI Birmingham gangsters, razors in the caps, family as the firm. Steven Knight’s BBC saga, globalized by Netflix, dressed Cillian Murphy’s…