The Real Peaky Blinders

The story continues after 1918 as some peaky blinders transformed into the infamous birmingham gang.

The real peaky blinders. Natty streetwear and extreme violence. Oscar winning actor adrien brody is set for a role in the bbc gangster drama. The real peaky blinders by carl chinn 12 95 brewin books is available online and from good bookshops. As historian carl chinn author of the real peaky blinders tells the birmingham mail s zoe chamberlain the main difference between the fictionalized peaky blinders and their historical.

Other prominent members of the gang were david taylor earnest haynes harry fowles and stephen mcnickle. The most powerful member of the peaky blinders was a man known as kevin mooney. He initiated many of the land grabsundertaken by the gang. Led by the real billy kimber they fought a bloody war with the london gangsters darby sabini and alfie solomon over valuable protection rackets extorting money from bookmakers across the booming postwar racecourses of britain.

His real name was thomas gilbert but he routinely changed his last name.