when was peaky blinders set

Peaky Blinders is set mainly in post–World War I Birmingham, starting in 1919 and running through the 1920s into the early 1930s.

Core timeline

• The story begins in 1919 , just after the end of World War I, with Tommy and his brothers returning from the trenches to Birmingham.

• As the seasons progress, the plot moves forward a few years at a time through the early–mid 1920s (including events around 1921, 1924, and 1926).

• Later seasons reach the late 1920s and early 1930s , with Season 5 set in 1929 and Season 6 around 1933–1934, as Tommy becomes an MP and the rise of fascism looms.

How the setting shifts by season

• Season 1 – 1919, immediately after World War I in Birmingham’s Small Heath.

• Season 2 – early 1920s (around 1921), with expanding operations and the Irish conflict in the background.

• Season 3 – mid‑1920s (around 1924), showing the Shelbys’ growing wealth and influence.

• Season 4 – about 1925–1926, including clashes with American mafiosi.

• Season 5 – late 1920s, specifically October–December 1929 during the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash.

• Season 6 – early 1930s, roughly 1933–1934, as European tensions and fascist politics intensify.

Historical backdrop

• The show weaves its fictional gang story into real interwar history : postwar economic hardship, the Irish War of Independence, the rise of Labour politics, and later the growth of fascist movements.

• This grounding in real events is deliberate; the creator has described the structure as moving forward about two years per series to explore specific historical moments.

TL;DR: Peaky Blinders is set from 1919 up through the early 1930s, following the Peaky Blinders gang across the turbulent interwar years in Britain.

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