Peaky Blinders: was Tommy Shelby a real person?

The hit BBC gangster show blurs the line between fact and fiction deftly

Tommy Shelby Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders season five is underway, with Tommy Shelby and the rest of the gang facing the Wall Street Crash, rival gangs and the possibility of an alliance with fascist leader Oswald Mosley.

The new series has once again had fans wondering which characters and events are based on real life and which are fictional.

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