The show takes the country houses of “Downton Abbey”, shoots the hapless lords and replaces them with a compelling, factory-owning Al Capone speaking in the Birmingham argot
dramas don’t usually have their theme music remixed by rappers. But Snoop Dogg’s rendition of “Red Right Hand”, in which he dons a flat cap and the alias “Snoop Shelby”, is just one of many hip-hop homages to “Peaky Blinders”, the’s gangland drama. Other rappers have dressed up like the hero, Tommy Shelby, in music videos; some invite comparisons with his leadership skills. “I brought the fam together like when Tommy got the black hand,” rapped Dave in 2018. Some are more melancholic.
The show’s creator, Steven Knight, says he wanted to offer a more nuanced depiction of the working class compared with other period dramas. He set out to revive a lost history: the world of “Peaky Blinders” is complex, multicultural and divided into rival political and religious groups, each with their own fashion and leaders. This portrayal of working-class life rings true even if it is somewhat folkloric.
Yet social mobility is a painful experience for Shelby. He struggles to gain respect in his new, more esteemed milieu and is made to carry out criminal deeds for his parliamentary peers. Still, the class war in “Peaky Blinders” is not just between aristocrats and peasants, but between the working classes themselves, who hold different ideas about how to improve their lot.
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