Peaky Blinders
Black Cats
TV Flash files “Black Cats” as hour 26 of 36 in the TV Flash guide — Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) on BBC/Netflix, season 5, episode 2, aired 2019-08-26, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 26 of 36 in the Peaky Blinders guide, hour 2 of 6 in season 5. It aired 2019-08-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Black Tuesday” (S05E01). Next is “Strategy” (S05E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Tommy is at Arrow House when he receives a call from a mysterious new ally with potentially devastating information. At Westminster, in a dimly lit bar, he, Ada and Mosley meet to discuss business. Meanwhile, a rival gang, keen to send a message to Tommy, use brutal means to do so. At the Garrison pub, Arthur and Finn reveal their plans to expand the Peaky business empire. Later, a birthday celebration is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of someone close to Tommy with a message about a dangerous new enemy.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Black Cats sit in the Peaky Blinders guide?
S05E02 is listed hour 26 of 36 — hour 2 of 6 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.
When did Peaky Blinders S05E02 air?
Black Cats aired 2019-08-26 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…