Small Heath. 1919. The Shelbys have a plan. Do you know it well enough to pass this quiz?
Six seasons. One family. One very long plan. Ten questions on what you actually remember, beyond the famous hats and the Birmingham accents.
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Created by Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders began on BBC Two in 2013 and ended on BBC One in 2022. Set in post-WWI Birmingham, it follows the Shelby crime family, led by the calculating Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), as they manoeuvre through gambling rackets, political ambitions and dangerous alliances with everyone from the IRA to the fascist movement of the 1930s.
This quiz covers the full run of the show: characters, key plot points, historical details and the kind of specifics that separate casual viewers from people who've rewatched the whole thing twice. The Garrison is open. Step up.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy, who later won an Oscar for Oppenheimer.
Correct answer: Razor blades
Razor blades, or so the legend around the real gang goes.
Correct answer: Small Heath
Small Heath, and the bookmaking business is run from a house on Watery Lane.
Correct answer: His aunt
His aunt, who held the family together while the boys were at war.
Correct answer: Short at the sides, long on top
Short at the sides, long on top, which briefly filled up barbershops around the world.
Correct answer: Finn
Finn, who takes a long time to be treated as a grown-up by the rest.
Correct answer: Red Right Hand
Red Right Hand, used right from the very first scene.
Correct answer: Horses
Horses, with the odds helped along whenever possible.
Correct answer: A bakery
A bakery in Camden Town, which in practice makes more rum than bread.
Correct answer: The Midlands
The Midlands, around Birmingham, and in the industrial smoke of the time.
Want to warm up before playing or double-check something? Open any question to reveal the correct answer and a short explanation.
Correct answer: Steven Knight
Steven Knight created, wrote and produced Peaky Blinders. He has spoken in interviews about drawing on his own Birmingham roots and family stories to build the show's world.
Correct answer: BBC Two
Peaky Blinders premiered on BBC Two on 12 September 2013. Despite modest initial ratings, word of mouth pushed it to become one of the most-watched dramas on BBC iPlayer.
Correct answer: 1919
Season 1 is set in 1919, the immediate aftermath of the First World War. The timing is central to the show: traumatised veterans, political instability and a power vacuum that the Shelbys are keen to fill.
Correct answer: Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory played Polly Gray, bookkeeper, strategist and moral conscience of the Shelby family. McCrory passed away in April 2021, and Polly's death was written into Season 6 as a tribute.
Correct answer: A crate of military guns
The Shelbys accidentally steal a crate of Lee–Enfield rifles and a Lewis gun from the Birmingham Small Arms factory. This triggers the plot of Season 1: Winston Churchill sends Inspector Campbell to retrieve them.
Correct answer: Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy brings Alfie Solomons to life as a rum-distiller and Camden Town crime boss whose mood can shift from philosophical to murderous in seconds. Hardy improvised much of the dialogue.
Correct answer: 6
Peaky Blinders ran for six series between 2013 and 2022. The film The Immortal Man followed in March 2026.
Correct answer: Oswald Mosley
Sam Claflin plays Oswald Mosley, the real-life founder of the British Union of Fascists. His appearance in Season 5 anchors the show's timeline in the 1930s and brings its political themes to a sharp, dangerous edge.
Correct answer: Tunneller in the Sappers
Tommy served as a tunneller, digging underground passages beneath enemy lines. The psychological toll of that work, combined with the deaths he witnessed, drives much of his PTSD throughout the series.
Correct answer: The Garrison Tavern
The Garrison Tavern, run by Harry Fenton at the start of the show, becomes the unofficial headquarters of the Peaky Blinders and one of the most recognisable settings in the entire series.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Annabelle Wallis
Annabelle Wallis. Natasha O'Keeffe plays Lizzie, and Charlotte Riley is May Carleton.
Correct answer: Steven Knight
Steven Knight, himself from Birmingham, who built the series on his parents' stories.
Correct answer: Finn Cole
Finn Cole. Harry Kirton plays Finn Shelby, and Joe Cole, Finn Cole's real-life brother, plays John.
Correct answer: Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah, a Birmingham poet, who died in 2023.
Correct answer: Gaite Jansen
Gaite Jansen, whose character proves very expensive trouble for Tommy.
Correct answer: Amber Anderson
Amber Anderson. Anya Taylor-Joy plays Gina Gray, Michael's wife.
Correct answer: Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya Taylor-Joy, who arrives in Season 5 with an American plan and a chilly smile.
Correct answer: Hayden Stagg
Hayden Stagg, a dockers' union leader in Season 6. Stephen Graham's accent is a pleasure.
Correct answer: Luca Changretta's men
Luca Changretta's men, at the end of the very first episode of Season 4.
Correct answer: Cheltenham
Cheltenham, where Tommy is chasing legal betting pitches for the Shelbys.