When asked to sum up his experience of Peaky Blinders in one word at the premiere of the final season of the hit BBC drama, its creator, Steven Knight, simply said: “Birmingham”.
Hundreds of fans dressed in baker boy hats and 1920s clothes descended on Birmingham’s city centre on Thursday night to catch a glimpse of the stars of a show that has transformed the city’s image over its six-season run, the last of which starts on Sunday.
