4. Razor Hats The iconic hats with sewed in razor blades that you had to have to be a Peaky Blinder is actually a myth. There's no evidence that the gang used these. 3. Corruption The show has portrayed Birmingham as a city controlled by the Mafia and full of corruption in the 1890s, but this is also far from reality. As there were different gangs in Birmingham at that time, none were as powerful as the peaky blinders gang we see in the show. 2. The Irish Policeman Just like in the show there was an Irish Police man in reality at the time of the peaky blinders who did try to stop them, but only that in reality he was successful in taking them down, than dying off of a woman's hand (Aunt Polly) as shown in the show. 1. Hate, and Alot of it This is how some people who have read Birmingham's history would describe the peoples feelings about the Peaky Blinders in the 1890's. People hated the Peaky Blinders unlike in the show...
5. Great Acting Its not very often you see many great actors in the same TV show because of obvious budget related reasons but this show really takes care of that. With actor like Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood in the lead roles, I simply cant think of one reason you should not watch this epic sci-fi show. 4. Jonathan Nolan First of all, YES! he is the brother of one of the greatest directors: Christopher Nolan and yes he has done some amazing work in the past too. Alot of people dont know this but Jonathan Nolan Co Directed the Dark Knight and Interstellar with his brother along with his famous TV show Person Of Interest. So he is a damn good reason to watch this show. 3. Great Cinematography Thankfully we live in an era where TV shows are not taken lightly and have huge budgets, this show is no different except that you really see that the money has been put to some good use. The cinematography throughout the show is spectacular and is definit...