Page 33 - Now We're Talking!
P. 33
SET UP IN EARLY 1920S BUT WITH GRAPHICS OF OUR TIME
PEAKY BLINDERS
*****
By Karim Kargbo
Life after the war: organisation. Thomas Shelby, a wise and
Who was responsible for the well-calculated man, knew
war? Peaky Blinders, an The Shelby Organisation: that streets crime paid off but
action-based drama show Feared by its competitors and did not promise a better pay.
aired on the big screens of the local people. Led by a A legitimate business on the
BBC One and Two in 2013. returning hero soldier from other hand did pay better.
It reveals that so many lives the Great War, Thomas He joined politics and
were lost and many more left Shelby. Thomas Shelby and became a Member of
with trauma during and after his family ran the Shelby Parliament. In his mind’s
The Great World War One. Organisation.
eye, this was a safe place to
One will not be naive to
protect himself, his family
disbelieve that it was not a
and their organisation.
world political exercise.
Indeed, he was successful
After all, every big nation at
and for personal reasons it
that time wanted to be seen as
A very close and tight family was a good move at the time.
the greatest nation in the
and they loved each other
world. However, I am completely
unconditionally.
not in favour of the
Great Britain was, indeed, in The Shelby Organisation was glorification of violence.
an economic shamble after one of the most powerful Violence was used to gain
World War One. It spent a lot gangs of the time. power. Violence was used to
of resources during the intimidate both the locals and
course of the war. Economic their competitors. Violence
development was another was used all the times like it
war battle that it had to fight. was okay!
And of course, in those If you are not into drama and
difficult times, in 1919, there It was notoriously known in action shows, Peaky Blinders
were many organisations every corner of their city. In is not for you.
with gangsters within. It was their local city of The show, Peaky Blinders,
impossible to successfully Birmingham, they ran the contains 30 episodes and
run an organisation if you’re streets. The Shelby each is packed with action. It
not a gangster. Yes, it was the Organisation’s main line of has won many awards and it
only guarantee of security business was in illegal is still trending, gaining more
and it had economic merchandise. It later
advantages too, which was progressed on to running viewers. It is now also shown
no doubt the purpose of any pubs and security firms. on Netflix.
29
Karim, English Functional Skills, KW
