RECAP & REVIEW: Peaky Blinders – Series 3, Episode 5

“…about mid-way through the orgy I realised I miss the simpler times back at The Garrison from earlier series. It’s not that I was shocked or offended by all that bare flesh. It’s not even the fact that it was totally over the top either. From the very beginning Peaky Blinders has always had more in common with a graphic novel or a comic book than it has with the gritty realism of so many other British TV shows. It’s rather that I found myself getting a little bored with the whole hammering home over and over of the ‘Otherness’ of those “fookin’mad” Russians.” Danielle underlines the highs and lows in this penultimate episode of the Series. … Read More RECAP & REVIEW: Peaky Blinders – Series 3, Episode 5

RECAP & REVIEW: Peaky Blinders -Series 3, Episode 4

“The thing that Peaky Blinders always seems to do exceptionally well is to offer up a haunting image or theme that just won’t leave viewers alone until the next instalment. Here there were many, including the ritualistic sacrifice of the stag that mirrored the future threat to the Shelby family, and the truly awful cracking sound as Hughes’ thugs pressed Tommy’s head against the tiled wall, a noise which has been ringing in my ears ever since I first heard it.” Danielle takes a look at the edge of the seat drama in this week’s episode.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: Peaky Blinders -Series 3, Episode 4