You must have often seen films that focus on stories in the 1900s. But nothing beats a crime drama like PEAKY BLINDERS, with its attention to detail in the 1920s city of Birmingham at the height of its industrial development.
Follows the fictional family of Shelby on their journey into the ranks of Britain's social elite. You can see actors with their accents building gambling, smuggling to horse betting in building their wealth in the criminal world.
Presenting the hustle and bustle of street gangs, the PEAKY BLINDERS series has many interesting facts. From star Cillian Murphy who smokes a surprising amount of cigarettes to creator Stephen Knight who takes aspects of Western films, let's take a look at these interesting facts about PEAKY BLINDERS.
Cillian Murphy Smokes 1,000 Cigarettes in One Season
Not PEAKY BLINDERS without a neat suit, newsboy hat, neatly shaved haircut, and cigarettes that seem to never run out. All of these things have become an obligation to present the aura of this series.
Quoted from Esquire, Cillian Murphy is estimated to smoke 1,000 cigarettes in just one season. Luckily, the cigarettes are supplied by the prop department and are made from plants, so they don't contain any harmful carcinogens.