Peaky Blinders is one of the most popular British crime dramas of recent years. It follows the street gang, ran by Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and the wider Shelby Family, as they perform criminal activities to gain social power. Peaky Blinders facts include which music legend cosplayed as Tommy Shelby before he died, who was originally meant to play Tommy Shelby and which two members of the Shelby family are brothers in real life.