Peaky Blinders
Blackbird
TV Flash files “Blackbird” as hour 21 of 36 in the TV Flash guide — Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) on BBC/Netflix, season 4, episode 3, aired 2017-11-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E03: listed hour 21 of 36 in the Peaky Blinders guide, hour 3 of 6 in season 4. It aired 2017-11-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Heathens” (S04E02). Next is “Dangerous” (S04E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Italians launch another attack on the Peaky Blinders. Tommy realises that the Shelbys need to evolve if they are to survive, but some of the family are reluctant to part with tradition. As the strike takes hold at the Lanchester factory, Tommy pays a personal visit to Jessie Eden, but he is outmanoeuvred when she reveals something she knows about his past. Changretta plots to continue the vendetta in the most devastating way possible. As well as identifying an enemy of the Shelby family who could help him, Luca makes direct contact with someone at the heart of the Peaky Blinders organisation.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Blackbird sit in the Peaky Blinders guide?
S04E03 is listed hour 21 of 36 — hour 3 of 6 in season 4, season 4 episode 3.
When did Peaky Blinders S04E03 air?
Blackbird aired 2017-11-29 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…