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@mr.scream29342 жыл бұрын
First
@myguy67182 жыл бұрын
Nice stash my guy
@kkkkkk14972 жыл бұрын
No thank you I’m not interested in your PAY TO PLAY PHONE GAMES THAT YOU NEVER PLAYED IN YOUR LIFE or your SCAM PRODUCTS THAT COMPLETELY DONT WORK!
@toptester3012 жыл бұрын
I watched the vid at 2 views, and refreshed to 7,226 views.
@elizabethCorkins832 жыл бұрын
❤️
@fruitygranulizer5402 жыл бұрын
i feel like tommy shelby in the show rides the line of being as dramatic and badass as possible JUST without going into the cringe territory. he rides the edge of that line so well.
@air97102 жыл бұрын
@max payne you know people have different opinions right lol
@dub537h2 жыл бұрын
Most television programs are a bit cringe. It's what the people want, unfortunately.
@fruitygranulizer5402 жыл бұрын
@@dub537h to some extent, most fiction has to be just for the sake of entertainment,
@dub537h2 жыл бұрын
@fruity granulizer that's true, but its the sake of entertainment for a specific group of people most of the time. Which isn't a big deal normally, unless things are included like current events or whatever the newest woke definitions are. They never really age well and can make some movies uninteresting to rewatch.
@fruitygranulizer5402 жыл бұрын
@@dub537h fair
@Crazymelvis2 жыл бұрын
The reason he set it in the 20’s is because he wanted them to be WWI veterans, which worked very very well for their characters..
@nolesy342 жыл бұрын
Boardwalk empire *INTENSIFIES
@wattsnottaken1 Жыл бұрын
I love how the show doesn’t shy away from showing how bad the PTSD was for all the soldiers who survived the war. I have so much more respect for the show creators and writers because of those details
@atleastimnotginger Жыл бұрын
and of course the razor blades already being invented was a nice addition, enabling the writer to add a funky idea to the show 🦕
@Buhken Жыл бұрын
@@atleastimnotginger it would be more funky if they added modern weapons in the show🦖
@IDoSnipeYT Жыл бұрын
@@Buhken That'd ruin it tbh.
@samuelbygrave2 жыл бұрын
YES!! Thank you! My family is from Birmingham. The show is great but it absolutely kills me that it’s made people think that the peaky blinders are Irish and Liverpudlian. Finally a video that tells the REAL story
@gethynphillips77392 жыл бұрын
Omg the show isn’t pure truth ? ;)
@JJ-Streaming2 жыл бұрын
Who thinks it’s Liverpudlian??
@JJ-Streaming2 жыл бұрын
Everyone know it’s brummy!
@Nobody.................2 жыл бұрын
Ayy whas wrong with Irish
@SplashyGames2 жыл бұрын
@@Nobody................. nothing, but peaky blinders weren't Irish, they were brummies
@nicolechannel33022 жыл бұрын
I think the show kind of hints that they were a small teenaged gang before they went off to war in the 1910’s but when they came back from war Tommy Shelby had acquired some new skills and a plan to become bigger than just a small gang
@brandonshears91442 жыл бұрын
I think the time change is just that. Something had to happen to harden these men to give them their courage, bravery, and battle strategy. Giving it the more believability for the rise of Shelby's and the peaky blinders.
@deathchronicles6960 Жыл бұрын
Yeah how many times he mention france time and new era and new technique and more income is his everyday motto beside murdering 😂
@nickgov662 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was a member of the Simpson family , a large family of bareknuckle boxers, sworn enemies of the Peaky Blinders. Most notable was her brother Jack who from his early teens was a bookmaker and had a growing reputation for being handy with his fists. When bookmaking became legal he opened a betting shop in the Birmingham suburb of Weoley Castle.
@dezzhoudini90462 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 im from Weoley Castle... Murphy and Fewtrall were big names, never heard of Simpson lol
@littlemy17732 жыл бұрын
So were the peaky blinders actually Romany then, or is that artistic licence?
@12J032 жыл бұрын
@@dezzhoudini9046 u heard of the Aston Sloggers?
@aprilbornheimer40942 жыл бұрын
Bro... The Simpsons is a cartoon, your grandmother was never in it
@nickgov662 жыл бұрын
@@aprilbornheimer4094 You would not be so stupid and insulting if you were near me or any other Brummie with Simpson blood in his veins.
@jaysonl2 жыл бұрын
"One of the very first such gangs, were Birmingham's very own Peaky Blinders, who rose to prominence sometime in the early 1880s, rather than in the 1920s, as is suggested in the TV show. Why exactly the series writer and creator Steven Knight chose to shift the timeline a few decades isn't known..." "In reality, disposable razors hadn't actually been invented when the peaky blinders first appeared on the scene. They weren't produced in the UK until 1908." It sounds like you just gave yourself a plausible answer to your own question.
@Lineandsinker872 жыл бұрын
The shift was to give them all the ‘disturbed WW1 veteran’ role due to the 1st episode detailing theft of the Lewis guns which weren’t invented until 1911. In actual fact none of the original peaky blinders were veterans of any conflict let alone WW1 but in order to fit the narrative they needed to shift the time line by 30-40 years.
@jhelandawson2382 жыл бұрын
What I said 😂😂😂
@gabrieleferrari68862 жыл бұрын
Also guns and cars were much mire common in the 20s
@apersona47342 жыл бұрын
Peaky blinders we'rent even a real gang tbf
@Lineandsinker872 жыл бұрын
@@apersona4734 yea they were it’s common knowledge they were a real gang however mainly made up of youths from Victorian era Birmingham.
@themudstar49992 жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed with the writer for merging all these real life characters that he was connected to into his own storytelling/writing. When you watch it you really want it to be true and its nice to know that for the most part if not with various variations here and there it almost was. Pity about the timelines being totally different though but that is his choice as the writer and i think that was really well executed in the series. One of the best series ever made imo
@simplystreaming32822 жыл бұрын
Thomas Shelby is one of the greatest character in the film industry. The last season was so good,a great ending for the Shelby's
@kostas28562 жыл бұрын
It is not exactly the conclusion of the series, since we have a movie coming
@redevil20952 жыл бұрын
It was the worst series of all Peaky Blinders. The last episode was good, others were rubbish
@kostas28562 жыл бұрын
@@redevil2095 your opinion is factually incorrect, it was a spectacular series that was very well acted, directed and scripted and it was just masterfully done in general
@TheRatlord742 жыл бұрын
@@kostas2856 except for the woke nonsense.
@tiredox37882 жыл бұрын
@@TheRatlord74 How was it woke?
@wingit10052 жыл бұрын
8:50 I also believe that the hairstyles used in the show were part of the fact that the shelby family had fought in the first world war and shaven sides were quite common rather than going completely bald. Arthurs moustache was also a nod at this because the british soldier believed that the facial hair made them look more proper although they weren't allowed beards just like in modern times so they were able to wear gas masks correctly.
@davidrichardson5182 жыл бұрын
In an interview they said the hairstylist made up the hair cut and nobody really cut their hair that way. And that they all hated it
@ahmedaamir20482 жыл бұрын
@@davidrichardson518 they used to shave their hair on the sides just so they could spot parasites and other endoparasitic organisms in their head especially soldiers that served in the first world war.
@darrenswails2 жыл бұрын
That one guy in the rows of mug shots looks like Dr Phil lol
@JeffreyBenzodiazepines11 ай бұрын
@@davidrichardson518 I'd hate myself too if I had to wear that goofy haircut
@RRICKYSPANISH Жыл бұрын
It’s definitely known. Tommy’s war experience plays a huge part in his development so they pushed the show to just after WW I so they could use that
@rahatahmed6188 Жыл бұрын
Real life billy kimber fought in the war, he was already gangster before the war.
@ponikis83992 жыл бұрын
The thing is, the way he presents his topics, he could literally make a video titled "why the common grass is so boring" and I'd still watch it to the end. #doaboringtopic
@qthedancer47112 жыл бұрын
You’re not the only one!
@fishbo_uses_soap2 жыл бұрын
I would legit be interested
@tommymarco2 жыл бұрын
i would also be glued right to the end .
@chadnewfield88662 жыл бұрын
Expecially with Thoughty2 timed sarcasm and the animation images. Solid gold.
@MattQrillz2 жыл бұрын
Arron: 'Why is Dirt brown?' Me: yeah alright, what's he got to say.
@CYBERBOIUK2 жыл бұрын
Worth mentioning there’s a few things wrong in this: 1. The writer wasn’t related to any of the gang members, instead his father had told him stories about the Sheldon’s when he was growing up. 2. The Peaky Blinder name came from them wanting to show their quiff of hair. So they’d tip the cap, which would cover their eye (blinding). You referenced Carl Chin, who himself supports this statement (as well as many important historians). 3. The clothing worn by Peaky Blinders was not “tailored” they were in fact poor-lower classed working men. The clothing in their mugshots, was the clothing of the time.
@annalabs35192 жыл бұрын
In other videos he has gotten info wrong and he never seems to say anything about it I like his videos but not entirely accurate
@CYBERBOIUK2 жыл бұрын
@@annalabs3519 I agree fully. his production and presentation is fantastic. But I feel a little disappointed that he referenced Carl Chinn, who has explained pretty much the whole history of the Peaky Blinders, and then proceeds to tell a different story. I’m not sure where this channel gets it’s information from, but getting stuff so badly wrong in videos that get seen by millions of people is actually negligent. I live in Birmingham, and hearing the wrong stories being told about this is frustrating 😂
@tinnlm2 жыл бұрын
Even worse, he neglected the weaponized hat of John Steed
@minigrande19392 жыл бұрын
You are very correct. The area next to Small Heath is called "Sheldon" Born and bought up in Tyseley next to Small Heath
@apersona47342 жыл бұрын
You have to remember they weren't even a real gang 🤣
@Crimin4L2 жыл бұрын
Well since the show relies heavily on WW1 for character development, maybe that could be the reason they choose the 1920s instead of the 1880s. If WW1 took place at the beginning of the 20th century (and they wanted to use WW1 for character development), they couldn't use the 1880s as WW1 didn't start until July of 1914 and ended November of 1918; so having the show take place right after the first world war adds to the character development and tone of the show.
@ismarwinkelman56482 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling us when World War I took place 🤓
@tolushittu36632 жыл бұрын
great observation!
@whereswaldo57402 жыл бұрын
No. I agree with the guy. He explained it making a clearer understanding. The setting had to be changed to accommodate several things obviously. The digging. The hardness and callousness war can bring. But also I think there is an actual instance where Churchill called upon a soldier now civilian to help with criminal activity because of his skills. Who knows maybe he was trying to play one out against another. But l believe the guy was legit and received a medal or award of sorts.
@ΧρήστοςΛύτρας-μ3η2 жыл бұрын
When you have to write an essay of 400 and youre only at 320
@Crimin4L2 жыл бұрын
@@ismarwinkelman5648 You'd be surprised how many people don't know our history. I was just throwing it out there as you never know who is reading.
@thatboifreedom2 жыл бұрын
Shelby is byfar the best character on the show, full of smoke energy. I'm surprised someone actually told the actual real story
@fruitygranulizer5402 жыл бұрын
@vincent overy alfie's the best!
@rollovaughan2 жыл бұрын
My dad grew up in Smethwick in the 1930’s. he hated the show saying it glorifies thuggery and violence. Everyone was afraid of them and they were not noble at all. My Nana used to call me a “cheeky blinda” in her beautiful brummie accent.
@johnclark19252 жыл бұрын
Well said, my thoughts too…
@babiesdontpaytaxes.162 жыл бұрын
shows glorify alot of things if they didnt it wouldnt be dramatic and keep ratings up what do you want its stated in the show they arent noble men. shows glorify gang violence, rape, assault, the mafia, cartels ect none of which are even close to being as soft as the shows its a show and like any show it might glorify and be a little unrealistic.
@rollovaughan2 жыл бұрын
@@babiesdontpaytaxes.16 The difference here is my late father and nana- in fact all that side of the family actually lived under the hand terror. I didn’t so I enjoyed the show. My dad watched it through my recommendation and he did not. I grew up with small snippets of stories or cruelty, communist agitators, theft bla bal bla. The peaky blinder script is Bob on. I can hear my uncle Harold now retelling me some story. The only relics are the fine Moore and Wright engineering tools you’d find at any car boot in the midlands. The men and women are gone. The stories remain but the fear passed.
@babiesdontpaytaxes.162 жыл бұрын
@@rollovaughan yeah I understand your father and nana I wouldn't be so pleased if I watched a show portraying what horrible crimes happened but glorifying it if I actually came into that terror through my life Its aimed at younger men and women but yeah. Also did you say your father grew up in the 30s? thats awesome other than racism sexism alot of that.......they had cool cars though!
@Prometheus72722 жыл бұрын
@@babiesdontpaytaxes.16 I mean very little ethnic minorities lived in Britain so stop pretending it was some massive issue.
@Thomsodyssey2 жыл бұрын
You can never go wrong with Thoughty2. Good stuff!!
@NinjaGrrrl77342 жыл бұрын
I read your name as Musical Dom and was imagining you making opera songs out of your commands
@ManicMinister2 жыл бұрын
42*
@dawncain17122 жыл бұрын
First time I watched this and I had never heard of peaky Blinders, show or gang. I so enjoyed this that I subscribed, liked, and hit thàt notification bell so that pesky centipede won't... oops wrong show 😃
@georgecarlinismytribe Жыл бұрын
Razor blades in their caps was first mentioned in a book 'A Walk Down Summer lane' by Birmingham-born author, John Douglas. He admitted that he made the razors in caps story up to spice things up a little. It seems that whoever wrote the storylines for Peaky Blinders must have read his book.
@owenmccord50782 жыл бұрын
2:17 I remember reading that Billy Kimber was Birmingham based gangster that died of old age. The 1920s make a better historical period due to the post WW1 social upheaval.
@eastoakland912 жыл бұрын
just binged the whole series and watched the last episode today. such a brilliant series i was rooting for Tommy the whole way 👏
@pierremchughes99172 жыл бұрын
While I was looking into my family history/tree ,my daughter bought me a book called the real peaky blinders..in the first few pages I came across a very unusual name ( Garnham). I knew my great grandfather was in the Suffolk regiment in WW1. Strange for a man living n the north east of England. Turns out he was in a peaky blinders affiliated gang in London.
@Ripa-Moramee2 жыл бұрын
Cringe
@pierremchughes99172 жыл бұрын
@@Ripa-Moramee you fanny
@genericyoutubeusername64622 жыл бұрын
@@Ripa-Moramee ??? /help fuck what commands do bots have on youtube
@yeetavanquandale-dinglebil717 Жыл бұрын
@@Ripa-Moramee ?
@natorious9091 Жыл бұрын
@S_ynze more like your pfp is cringe, and making fun of someone's family is Rietarded
@muhammadmahdin19342 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SHOW. So happy that you've made a video on this. This is my FAVORITE TV show by far. The way they speak, their subtle mannerisms, the way the Shelby brothers demand respect and how they showcase their ASTOUNDING FASHION SENSE are just a few of the things that made me LOVE this show. W vid.
@obiwanfisher537 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah? Go watch hell on wheels
@Larchy2 жыл бұрын
After the release of breaking bad, 2 out of every 3 chemistry teachers started making meth. Very true and accurate information. Trust me, I'm an internet man.
@tommymarco2 жыл бұрын
always trust the internet man .
@rexxy24092 жыл бұрын
can you explain further kind sir? cause I can't find any articles about this information.
@Larchy2 жыл бұрын
@@rexxy2409 teachers don't get paid, people who make meth do. Simple thought process, no articles needed.
@calebwysong45212 жыл бұрын
@@rexxy2409 satire my good sir
@Larchy2 жыл бұрын
I had bad news, all chemistry teachers cook meth now.
@ImDatMidget2 жыл бұрын
I believe the whole premise of it being set in the 1920s is the fact it is straight out of WW1 which is a big part of the Shelby Familys Story and near-enough the basis of why they became who they became. the creator also wanted to finish with a film set in WW2.
@arsenalfan15152 жыл бұрын
The razors in the caps of the peaky blinders were invented in 1908. Which would partly explain the time shift too.
@ianalderson51332 жыл бұрын
They still have the film planned
@jaxsonadams24212 жыл бұрын
@@arsenalfan1515 I came here to see if anyone caught onto that 😂
@lego_minifig2 жыл бұрын
7:20 what about good old Speedwagon’s helicopter blade hat. A true classic.
@octavia36672 жыл бұрын
Odd Job and thats it? Speedwagon: "Am I a joke to you?"
@fookingbattisaur29432 жыл бұрын
I've watched the BBC's presentation of the "real peaky blinders" and have to say yours was straight to the point and more engaging. Nice one
@IshaaqNewton2 жыл бұрын
This is a certified British classic.
@clairruckman76742 жыл бұрын
I tried explaining while drinking with my Irish friend that they did exist. It didn't go well, because well I was drinking and he wasn't patient enough to let me get to the actual real basis. Fine though, because well I hold my booze better and he passed out at his keyboard, so my huzzah :D I will be sharing this though, because well... I hate when people dismiss me immediately without allowing me time to proper explain.
@CaptainHinduKush Жыл бұрын
I agree with that last part but I hate when it takes a sober person 5 mins to get to a point, let alone a someone drunk hahaha that story will take 37mins and ver several times to different topics before getting back to the point
@clairruckman7674 Жыл бұрын
I'm an ENFP, getting to the point not really my thing:/ It is like using Roman Room go to grab the info, and being like ooo that might be relavent I'll bring it along.
@qwerty49424 Жыл бұрын
ok buddy
@obiwanfisher537 Жыл бұрын
Well, if people do that it means they don't WANT to listen to you, and you just ramble on for your own sake.
@simo9202 жыл бұрын
Borderline is that the show is an absolute masterpiece, a (probably) timeless piece of cinematography. Hopefully we see more shows of its caliber.
@cringystingy80252 жыл бұрын
Youre joking right
@WARxDANCER2 жыл бұрын
@@cringystingy8025 no He's right
@samueljohnston10432 жыл бұрын
@@WARxDANCER nah most of the people that watch this cringe fest are easily pleased
@charliescene7862 жыл бұрын
As non-factual as the show is. I quite love peaky blinders. Been really glued to it the last few months.
@i_love_rescue_animals2 жыл бұрын
LOVE the show, Peaky Blinders and think Cillian Murphy is just BRILLIANT as Tommy Shelby. This video was a real interesting look at the real Peaky Blinders. Say, anyone notice, in the old mugshot that you can see really well at the very end at 15:20, the two guys on the right look like they are twins (and I think they are as they were both born in 1866). They look slightly different around the eyes - so maybe they are fraternal twins. Great video, as usual!
@ravencroftsb12942 жыл бұрын
It aired in 13' now picking it up years later, and my God I'm gonna binge it soon
@HekatieSquires Жыл бұрын
Fun fact (?/what I’ve been told) police officers in Birmingham remained over 5’10 until 1972, when my 5’7 1/2 dad joined the police cadets and gained the nickname “inch high” or “inchy”. The first of many police nicknames he got lol
@tomb4143 Жыл бұрын
In the show they actually use the hat to head butt and blind, but more commonly they use the razors in the hat to cut up and take out their eyes. they often say in the show that they “take their eyes”
@InSeshion2 жыл бұрын
DUDE I JUST FINISHED SEASON 6 AND I WAS LIKE: "Man I wish Thoughty2 would make a peaky blinders video." And here it is. You made it. Thanks Thoughty2!! Lol
@abacus70872 жыл бұрын
yh that just didn't happen did it
@Benni7772 жыл бұрын
Y’all were on the same wavelength or something 😨😂
@InSeshion2 жыл бұрын
@@abacus7087 it actually did, you that sceptical to not believe I was recently watching a very popular tv show? Lol I was binging peaky blinders videos after I finished the series and thoughty2 literally uploaded one while I was looking.
@Prod.J92 жыл бұрын
@@InSeshion Why would you finish a series and your first thought be "I really hope thoughty2 makes a video about this"
@InSeshion2 жыл бұрын
@@Prod.J9 because I wanted to know the real history of the peaky blinders and wanted to hear a British guy talk about it and thoughty2 is my favorite KZbinr who is British and covers history ffs it was an innocent and true comment, y'all can fuck off.
@tommy.eklund2 жыл бұрын
Seeing this video on my home page made me realize that I haven't checked when the final season will air in a while.. Turns out it's already aired and is arriving on Netflix Friday next week! I've been sitting on the final episode of season 5 for over two years now, I guess it's finally time to watch it. Btw. great video once again!
@Undeadpriest942 жыл бұрын
"... the extremely niche list of people who weaponized their hats, alongside Odd Job from Goldfinger and... no, actually, I think that's it" Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat and Robert E.O. Speedwagon from JoJo's Bizzare Adventure would like a word with you. In all seriousness, though, there's a TON of weaponized hats in alternative media.
@debbiehenri3452 жыл бұрын
Not forgetting the Pickelhaube, of course! A real life weaponized hat if ever there was one!
@Undeadpriest942 жыл бұрын
@@debbiehenri345 Actually, the spike was largely useless as an actual weapon. It was actually better used to deflect sword blows, like a parrying dagger, before they became more ornamental than functional. That said, soldiers using their helmets as improvise bludgeoning weapons has history to it. If you want to go REAL wild, there's Albert Bacon Pratt’s Helmet Gun, which was patented and built but never mass-produced because obvious reasons.
@NapalmSticksToChildren Жыл бұрын
7:38 what about that british guy from jojo? he had a blade brimed top hat or bowler hat or something
@coughedfeathers1292 Жыл бұрын
Cant believe that you missed out Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat on the "List of People who Weaponised Thier Hats" lol
@TheKamiBunny2 жыл бұрын
I think shifting the time frame to post WW1, makes sense from a writers perspective. WW1 can be used as a reason for character development/damage/history. It's a much better motivation than some bored power hungry youths. Also it steps up the violence level to guns and explosives. Its almost like the writer merged, UK gang history with the rise of the Mafia. Also post WW1 was a turbulent but interesting setting which allowed the writer to link commonly known real events as plot points.
@mrdavisdance2 жыл бұрын
Peaky Blinders also inspired countless memes that have fake tough guy quotes plastered on photos of the main character. People like to share these memes to demonstrate to potential mates that they can't fight or think critically
@Zivanovaable4 ай бұрын
You nailed it. 👍
@YaakovEzraAmiChi2 жыл бұрын
As an American I didn't know so much of this info. So some of these characters were based on actual people? The cop and Kimber. Wow. Great video. Thanks for the info! Peaky Blinders became my favorite series when two months ago I watched every episode within a week and a half
@Itamar536.2 жыл бұрын
Aren't you israeli?
@YaakovEzraAmiChi2 жыл бұрын
@@Itamar536. reread my original post and tell me if I am Israeli. Pretty sure I wrote "As an American". Usually only someone who is American would only say such. If you took the two braincells you have left, and used them, I'd think it's pretty reasonable to assume I'm an American who knows a second language.
@3lli0 Жыл бұрын
@the beginning part It's so true, though 😂😂 and every man has a flat cap now 😂
@ErikRoberts19812 жыл бұрын
I'm really digging the look. The even trimmed 5 o'clock shadow.
@coolpandas83752 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. I love the Peaky Blinders and have seen all seasons, making me appreciate the true narrative of their story even more.
@foxhuntertom2 жыл бұрын
Never watched it but knew there was real history behind it. Thank you for making this video!
@troycassidy61772 жыл бұрын
I wish they would do an Aussie version about the dodgy blokes that just appeared in Australia under different names. My Grandfather was one of those blokes nobody knows much about him or his brothers history.
@ryanomalley62712 жыл бұрын
orphan train ties possibly?
@lifeisa.smalllesson3332 жыл бұрын
Australia was originally a prison colony for the british..
@omnomshibob2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeisa.smalllesson333 yeah but not in the OP's grandfather's time.
@lifeisa.smalllesson3332 жыл бұрын
@@omnomshibob roger.. what's OP mean?
@omnomshibob2 жыл бұрын
@@lifeisa.smalllesson333 Original Poster. The person who left the first comment that started this thread.
@trex85232 жыл бұрын
Reimagining historical events in a way that you don't alter the past but interprit it in order to forge a plot is a sophisticated art and Peaky Blinders without doubt is a master piece of its genre. If you go back to the actual historical events featured in the series and view them in perspective of the show, they would remain unchanged yet become somewhat more facinating. The activities of IRA in England and the British government sowing the seeds of Irish civil war. The threat of communism rising in Britain during the Russian revolution, as the Bolsovicks rose to power, leading to the breaking of diplomatic ties with the Soviets. The effects of the wall street crash leading to the great depression and radicals like Moseley seeing it as an opertunity to ignite the flames of fascism in England. All are real events which would not loose their hostorical accuracy if you were to imagine the invisible hand of Thomas Shelby governing important aspects of these events from the shadows as he walked from the uncivilized streets of Small Heath to the posh corridors of the House of Commons. The beauty of the show is that it puts the pinnacle of human tactical genious and foreseeing paired with the overwhelming valor of a war hero against the most brutal circumstances and challanges the era of post WW1 had to offer. The season cleverly uses this intriguing setting to create a brilliant plot of how ambitions win against the odds in a few decades of the 1900s which saw more change in human history than the many centuries that folded before.
@sbsb49952 ай бұрын
Another excellent episode 🎉🎉🎉
@deadboy36462 жыл бұрын
You should make a video on Che Guevara. I’m REALLY mixed on how to feel about that man after hearing the stories. I’ve also seen a couple of documentaries where one was leaning more against him, and the other one seemed like they were making light of him. I feel like an explanation from you would break the tie for me
@therover41412 жыл бұрын
He was a communist and a murderer
@1TwistedPoet2 жыл бұрын
Mixed? He was a thug and a murderer.
@aspolleen4522 жыл бұрын
You should probably do your own research because it will be hard to find an unbiased video about him.
@deadboy36462 жыл бұрын
@@aspolleen452 I guess in the end you’re pretty much right about that. Lol
@therover41412 жыл бұрын
@@deadboy3646 he was a murderer that's a fact
@Octopussyist Жыл бұрын
Even though they historically could not have had razor blades in their caps, there are other ways to weaponize your cap. Like sewing some lead into it somewhere. In Italy often used in combination with a knife.
@wishprince742 жыл бұрын
just found ur channel and have been binging it for a week. keep up the great content!
@christopherbradley78092 жыл бұрын
Other characters that weaponized their hats -Raiden from "Mortal combat" ,Michael Jackson in the videogame "Michael Jackson's Moonwalker", and Speedwagon from Jojo.
@Windds Жыл бұрын
400 years ago my Stafford family use to live near Birmingham. Now a days we live in America. Then my Dads mom is 2 generations away from English her dad was a bootlegger during prohibition.
@avib9432 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget that Kung Lao from Mortal Kombat also weaponized his hat! 🤣
@daviddunford82652 жыл бұрын
Holy shit! That one gangster who became the rival of the Peaky Blinders looks EX-FRIGGING-ACTLY like Dr. Phil! I new Phil was a time lord vampire.....
That was the first thing I said when I saw his picture!!
@atriox72212 жыл бұрын
From memory there was at least one gang in Sydney in the early 20th century that used blades in their hats as an iconic weapon, so it had happened in reality, just on the other side of the empire
@devilsmurf22852 жыл бұрын
for years you been the best forty two we love you
@barry4649 Жыл бұрын
This is nuts how much of the show is routed in actual true stories wtf
@him0502 жыл бұрын
Used to laugh my head off seeing all the plumbers who still lived at home with their parents suddenly being interested in going to the race after the show came out. Not to mention their brilliant Peaky Blinders costumes.
@nicholasming59762 жыл бұрын
The hat thing might still be partially true, I’m sure they put blades in the cap. As you said they didn’t produce razors til 1908 and the show takes place from 1918-1934. Well after they started producing razors.
@SeeNickView2 жыл бұрын
Correct. In the Peaky Timeline, if the Blinders truly did originate shortly before/after WWI, then razor blades would have easily been at their disposal, given the industrial nature of Birmingham. The blades were also low-visibility, so it would serve an important purpose in skirting police surveillance following that first killing of that one constable (assuming most of the timeline would be preserved if shifted like ~30 years from the 1880s to the 1910s). Wouldn't want to be caught with weapons on person if arrested following gang conflicts.
@SEW15042 жыл бұрын
Moreover, in the image above in the police file pictures of The Peaky Blinders, you can see the Born-years, 1885, 1886, 1849, 1866, and he said that they mugshots were when they the "Baby-Face" was caught stealing bicycle, so certainly they were more of a nuisance around 1920s. Hence, the year chosen in the show and the blades (mass produced around 1903) would also be quite easily available and common.
@darrenmurray8612 жыл бұрын
I must say that the show brought back the peak cap for me; something that my grandfather wore, yet something I wouldn’t have considered until now.
@orionclark35652 жыл бұрын
I subbed to this Chanel years ago in high school as a curiosity, I love what happened while I was away!
@DjentBeard2 жыл бұрын
You answered the question about why the creator of the show shifted the time period. If razors weren't invented untill 1908, the show had to take place in a later time in order for the modified hats to be accurate.
@featherless6562 жыл бұрын
We're talking about blades in hats and he didn't even mention Speedwagon
@Vectorcollapse2 жыл бұрын
That was really good! I didn't realize so many liberties were taken with the show 😳
@SyMchale2 жыл бұрын
Given it's a BBC production I'm surprised there weren't more liberties taken
@Vectorcollapse2 жыл бұрын
@@SyMchale You raise a good point ☝️ I don't watch a lot of BBC, but everyone and their brother told me that I needed to see it. I rather enjoyed it and I thought the entire thing was fabricated at first... I guess only 75% 🤣
@SyMchale2 жыл бұрын
@@Vectorcollapse lol don't worry, it's the only thing I've watched on the BBC since 2016, and same fully enjoyed it 🙌
@gmcmurr152 жыл бұрын
It's always cool too see the real history behind some of the shows. Can't wait for season 6.
@lessforloans2 жыл бұрын
It’s been out
@chisomo80882 жыл бұрын
Season 6 has been out since February
@gmcmurr152 жыл бұрын
Came out on Netflix June 10th, which is where I watched it.
@bostoncfbrown2 жыл бұрын
The wink at the end is EVERYTHING
@herrflammen64872 жыл бұрын
I’m from the Wrong Birmingham; but I love the show none the less
@calebblaise66482 жыл бұрын
i had to go google what redundant meant, i hadn’t realized in the UK redundant can describe unemployment, i was so confused like how did child labor become excessive if they banned it lol! great video
@soundscape262 жыл бұрын
Yeah, in the UK being made redundant = you're fired.
@Gazza-is2tk2 жыл бұрын
Fired through no fault of your own
@alexsm38822 жыл бұрын
Redundant doesn't mean excessive mate
@calebblaise66482 жыл бұрын
@@alexsm3882 yes it does in America
@harlanmcdiarmid2 жыл бұрын
@@calebblaise6648.
@buttaflybeats2 жыл бұрын
Stealing a bicycle back then is like stealing a car today . Considering that bicycles where very rare
@christopherchipindirwe28932 жыл бұрын
By the order of the peaky blinders, I declare this video educative
@bonolosolomon2 жыл бұрын
I've been missing thoughty2 videos for months now!!!...I'm bank to binge watch😅🔥✊
@Tht1Gy2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the vid. 😌
@ZalthorAndNoggin2 жыл бұрын
GREAT PITY you kept waving your hands and arms about like a demented windmill. I began to think you might start flying sometime soon!! Apart from that, a well presented and enjoyable video...and I did get the name of Billy Kimber correct. Thanks again.
@supersonic48632 жыл бұрын
dont just ignore Robert E.O. Speedwagon's razor blade hat.
@misockracoon4872 жыл бұрын
Recently seeing Peaky blinders season 6, And it's pretty good so far, cool to know their real inspiration and origin!.
@whackedoutcookie43932 жыл бұрын
I feel "!." was an odd choice
@wyattm.b.36222 жыл бұрын
Where does it stream?
@misockracoon4872 жыл бұрын
@@wyattm.b.3622 Netflix US and Canada.
@bobstamcmahon79482 жыл бұрын
So even tho it's based on the UK but not on the uks Netflix??
@ryanharnell92682 жыл бұрын
Great Job mate.
@CarefulAtheist Жыл бұрын
Is it just me that realized the cleverness of the Austin Powers movies when Thoughty2 reference "Odd Job" and I remembered a similar character in Austin Powers being called "Random Task"? He threw shoes. "Ow!!!! A shoe? Honestly...who throws a shoe?"
@wibleston2 жыл бұрын
Breaking Bad was so popular they made meth a real thing
@veronicalopez-ks4oq2 жыл бұрын
I wish they had more in depth books on them then just articles and short stories I totally fell in love and obsession with Peaky Blinders they need to make a game
They are releasing a peaky blinders game on The Oculus/ Meta Quest 2 soon 👍
@editating_26142 жыл бұрын
Assassin's creed syndicate
@mrsuperger5429 Жыл бұрын
The Peaky Blinders were a silly criminal street gang, and now hyped up by a television series. The Billy Boys in Glasgow were an Army, and organised into Brigades and Battalions.
@acorgiwithacrown4672 жыл бұрын
I think you answered the question of why he set the peaky blinders show in the 1920s. Disposable razor blades weren't produced until 1908 and probably took a few more years to become widely available.
@ghostiebro25252 жыл бұрын
Great video! And FYI, I am on season 2 and he didn’t spoil any of the show. Definitely worth a watch!
@TrustedCharl2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother was cousin to the Dunn's and my grandfather was affiliated with the other gypsy families featured in the show. The peaky's was more of a blanket term for street gangs and vagabonds in Birmingham, mostly of Irish travelers descent.
@2ttez8612 жыл бұрын
Glad to see at least one person knows what they're talking about
@benmcreynolds85812 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard "Peaky Blinders" growing up. I initially assumed it represented "someone who committed petty crimes by peaking and sneaking around and looking behind peoples blinds and in their windows of their houses and storage buildings to see what they could steal.." that was just my first thought. I didn't know the slang of the day.
@PeterH13372 жыл бұрын
The arguments I've had with mates and family, about this overrated over exagerated TV show, with fanboys because I've told them the facts you've outlined in this cool video, wich they refuse to acept, you wouldnt believe. I really cant wait to spam share this to show them. One thing you kinda missed. If the razor blades had been invented at the time the Blinders were about, they still would never have been able to aford them. Thanks for the video. o7
@samuel.j.barker2 жыл бұрын
You sound like a person who holds their opinion as fact, which is probably why you've caused arguments While you may not have liked the show, many thousands did, so i doubt everyone else is wrong in liking the show and you're right because you know that it's a dramatisation of history Honestly sad that you think that way, opinion is opinion my man
@PeterH13372 жыл бұрын
@@samuel.j.barker The thing is, I just explained that it's not real, they didnt have razors and blinding was just slag for looking smart. Thats not an opinion, that is fact. Maybe I didnt explain it well enough. I never cause the arguments. They lead to arguments because they white knight'd on the ficton as if it was real, they took it personal, and became hostile defending the shows honor.
@samuel.j.barker2 жыл бұрын
@@PeterH1337 I'm defending ppl's ability to have preference (which you seem to disagree with). Your opinion seems very clearly to be that people are wrong for liking it because it's "not real". Should people not like things simply because they're dramatised versions of real events? Or perhaps it's just that because you yourself didn't think it was good, and so got annoyed at how popular it got and so now are trying to debase it because it's not historically accurate. Either way, it never claimed to be historically accurate or led ppl to think that, it's just a fictional series for ppl to enjoy, or not. Simple
@SeeNickView2 жыл бұрын
Given the industrial nature of Birmingham and the reach of Kimber's Blinders therein, I don't think it's a stretch to say that razor blades were well within the wealth of the gang. Now, the Sheldons are probably a different story because they weren't as big as the Blinders, but still
@darrenmcquillan12612 жыл бұрын
One thing that I recall and have read in regard to Billy Kimberley was when he went to USA he was working for Charlie Chaplin...who was born in Birmingham as a gypsie on a area called the black patch. ( Note in his desk in Switzerland when he died also revealed this. Hence why Charlie never had a birth certificate. )
@janetpendlebury6808 Жыл бұрын
Charles Chaplin was not a gypsy, His father was a versatile vocalist and actor; and his mother, known under the stage name of Lily Harley, was an attractive actress and singer, who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field.
@darrenmcquillan1261 Жыл бұрын
@@janetpendlebury6808 his mother was a lady called Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill, who came from a well known Gypsie family, yes she did use a stage name of lily Harley. Professor Ian Hancock a professor from university of Texas in his book we are the Romani people states Chaplin was indeed from a Romani Family
@xinyvinny Жыл бұрын
5:45 does third guy to the right kinda look like Dr. Phil
@darthdonkulous18102 жыл бұрын
Great video! Personally, I absolutely despise anyone like members of any crime gang. The misery they cause is appalling. I find it ridiculous how so many people glorify these evil bas7ards. People actually seem to like people like that, which is weird. I tend to hate murderers lol
@NowhereMan72 жыл бұрын
Well I dont know about people glorifying evil bastards. Where is an example of this? The point I wanted to make though is that people that end up in gangs, end up there by way of their circumstances. Gang culture is a well studied part of sociology. No child desires to become a criminal, the same way no child wants to grow up to be a drug addict or prostitute. The point being, when someone has fallen through the cracks of society, it isn't one individuals failure. Extreme hardship and desperate circumstances cause these undesirable outcomes in people lives. Its too simple to paint all people with one brush and say "they are bad - I hate them". Plus no compassion will never help anyone.
@darthdonkulous18102 жыл бұрын
@@NowhereMan7 Muderers do not deserve compassion. If you think they do, you're wrong in the head.
@kingReapa2 жыл бұрын
Says darth donkulous 😂. I don’t think people glorify the crime life, more so the characters and how they persevere to be better and accomplish there goals no matter the odds, the story of the come up, the “from nothing” story will always be glorified because us as human beings can all relate…. If ur gonna despise anyone for murdering it should be world leaders, politicians, tech companies, big farms and other white collar murderers who have been doing it while serving you these distractions to redirect ur frustrations to what u see on the tv! The story clearly shows how the underdog get walked over unless they’re ruthless and willing to do whatever it takes to care for their own!
@darthdonkulous18102 жыл бұрын
@@kingReapa Firstly, I don't watch TV. I ain't paying the fuckin BBC money for anything. Secondly, I despise all murderes. If, you have to make peoples lives miserable and be criminal to come up "from nothing" then all you have done is be a complete piece of shit for your own gain. Drug dealers, thieves, murderes, etc are the worst people on the fucking planet, regardless of their origin in life. If you have to be a criminal to get somewhere then you are a failure as a person and a human.
@dziewiaty2 жыл бұрын
I love how it direclty clashes with recent obsession about Peaky Blinders and posts like "this is how the last of REAL MEN were like" Remember people, you can't call yourself a real man if you weren't beaten into submission by the police
@ryanhorton607 Жыл бұрын
I haven't started watching yet .. is this about those Pinkerton's and their trading cards fiascos hahaha
@Sandi_shores_lands_fish Жыл бұрын
Isn't pinkerton from madam butterfly?
@ryanhorton607 Жыл бұрын
@@Sandi_shores_lands_fish yes but they're also a real gang who magic the gathering really hired to threaten a guy who accidentally got some new releases before they were released
@Sandi_shores_lands_fish Жыл бұрын
@@ryanhorton607 ah yes the old releasing problem, I always release one before going on a date to be released.. if you know what i mean
@djbowler65582 жыл бұрын
Been a while since I've watched a video of yours. I picked this one and it was great. I will be catching up.on your videos. Well done as always!
@veenu_1853 Жыл бұрын
My first introduction to Peaky Blinders was of stylish and eloquent time traveller ladies pointing out all of the historically inaccurate fashion in the show.
@jannerkev2 жыл бұрын
Billy Kimber lived the rest of his life in Torquay South adevon and passed away peacefully in Mount Stuart nursing home. I think he's buried in the old church close by. Apparently he linked up with Al capone before and used his money from that to run a couple betting shops in the area.
@levipromovies2 жыл бұрын
you looking good thoughty2 guy! keep it up
@censusgary Жыл бұрын
A small correction: The Peaky Blinders were not the first example of gang culture in England, or even in Birmingham. For example, they were immediately preceded by a Birmingham-area group known as the Sloggers.
@Sandi_shores_lands_fish Жыл бұрын
In the 80s they started wearing fashionable clothes from bike Addidas and puma (to be able to steal and run from the law) they became known as 'the joggers'
@TriggerWarning88 Жыл бұрын
I think thoughty got the name wrong….. google will tell you that the peaky part dose refer to their signature hats but blinder is a uk slang term for a fancy dresser or dapper dresser In the show they kinda point to this also… the American Italians trying to kill Tom points out he heard tommy dresses fancy but not as fancy as an Italian