Peaky Blinders
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Brody
- In Adrien Brody
…recurring role on the series Peaky Blinders. He later starred in Chapelwaite (2021), a miniseries based on Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” about a sea captain in the 1850s who returns to his family home and discovers that it may be haunted. Also in 2021 Brody earned praise—and later…
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Hardy
- In Tom Hardy
…had a recurring role on Peaky Blinders, a series about British gangsters in the early 1900s. With his father, Chips Hardy, and Steven Knight, he created the miniseries Taboo (2017– ). The period drama starred Hardy as an adventurer who is believed to have died but instead returns home to…
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Irish Travellers
- In Irish Travellers: Language, culture, and society
…in TV shows such as Peaky Blinders. Scottish film star Sean Connery was descended from Irish Travellers through a great-grandfather born in County Wexford who emigrated to Britain.
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Murphy
- In Cillian Murphy
…II in the television series Peaky Blinders. The show was a critical and popular success, noteworthy for its performances (particularly Murphy’s), style, and historical verisimilitude. While his schedule did not allow for many film appearances during the show’s nine-year run, Murphy nevertheless had a critical small role in Nolan’s Dunkirk…
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Taylor-Joy
- In Anya Taylor-Joy: Becoming a scream queen
…cast of the hit series Peaky Blinders (2013–22) during its fifth season in 2019. She later reprised her role as a scheming wife during the series’ last (sixth) season in 2022.
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