Nor do we find fault in the innocent. But you do. You fucking do. Peaky Blinders s5e3: Polly to nun
The man we’re about to meet is the devil. ibid. Thomas, re Oswald Mosley
Arthur. Do not let them get inside your head. That’s exactly how these people work. ibid.
Mosley wants you as his deputy. ibid. Sister’s boyfriend to Arthur
I am a fucking good man like you. A god-fearing man. There is good in my heart. ibid.
Now please enjoy the city it is my honour to represent. Peaky Blinders s5e4: The Loop, Tommy to gangsta
It is the purest opium that has ever arrived in Europe. ibid. Chinese gangsta
For reasons I can’t divulge I need to keep Jimmy McCavern alive … The war with the Billy Boys is postponed. ibid. Tommy
Such rogues we are, aren’t we … [and] relieve ourselves in the body of who we choose. ibid. Mosley to Tommy
I stood on a bridge tonight, Ada. And I looked down. And Grace was there. But she was still alive. ibid. Tommy
Aida: How much [opium] have you got left?
Tommy: Seven, tons. I’d hate for it to run out, Ada. ibid.
We have opium, cocaine and brandy. I also have a list of options for the end of the evening. You will notice that the maids wear nametags. We hired them specially for guests staying the night. All things are available except the ballerinas. ibid. Polly to Mosley
May you Peaky Blinders all rot in fucking hell. ibid. Linda with gun
Go to the library. Get some opium. Peaky Blinders s5e5: The Shock, Tommy to Arthur
When our campaign begins, the country will be divided into distinct areas … Please understand what I’m offering you as we go forward, Mr Shelby … Power. Like plugging into the mains. A lighthouse beam. ibid. Mosley
To any of you still alive, you do not fuck with the Peaky fucking Blinders! ibid.
Because one day things might change. ibid. asylum loonie declining Tommy’s suicide capsule
Fascist, mm. I fucking hate ‘em. Always have done. ibid. Arthur to gangsta
You are forming an alliance with the fascism … I found out you are not forming an alliance with him at all. You are spying on him. Peaky Blinders s5e6: The Shock, Winston Churchill
The scars and the wounds, they’re on the inside, not the outside. ibid. Michael
Jeremiah: Jesus loves you.
Ex-Soldier: So where the fuck is he? ibid.
If this is hell, it looks a lot like Margate. ibid. Alfie
I’m going to shoot Oswald Mosley. ibid. Tommy
Whenever I do a good thing, innocent people get hurt. ibid.
Arthur took the bullets out on the way back. He said you stopped at a crossroads to throw up. Peaky Blinders s6e1: Black Day, bird to suicidal Tommy, BBC 2022
We’ve made some changes to the structure of your organisation. ibid. IRA bird on dog-n-bone to Tommy
If he doesn’t want my opium, I will sell to the East Boston Jews. ibid. Tommy to Gina
We will escape, Lizzie. One last deal to be done. Peaky Blinders s6e2: Black Shirt *****
We’ve got to keep going until this Boston business is done. Then we rest. ibid.
You spoke with passion. And compassion. You understand forgiveness. And you drink water. Yet I heard from many reliable sources that you have a reputation for moral turpitude. ibid.
He’s [Nelson] not coming to Europe to find facts. He’s coming to find proof that fascism will prevail. ibid.
Alfie, I think I may have written your final act. Why don’t you sit down and have a listen, eh? ibid.
The poor are only poor because they spend so much of their income on Guinness. Peaky Blinders s6e3, Mitford
What exactly does the Shelby Limited company do? ibid. dude to Ada
The beating can be conducted in a civilised way. No-one would dare fuck with Arthur Shelby. ibid. Ada
I’m sorry, brother. I can’t do it. Peaky Blinders s6e4, Arthur
I’m here on behalf of the blue sapphire [opens fire] ibid. Tommy
Get out of the car, Esme … What child? ibid.
The doctor from the Sanatorium called and he says he needs to speak to you urgently. ibid. Lizzie
You’ll stop. You’ll stop because the family needs you to. ibid. Tommy to Arthur
You’ll change your ways. And I’ll change the fucking world. ibid.
There was no singing, no giggling. And when breakfast was served on the terrace overlooking the mountains they brought up some Jews. And while we ate our eggs they were forced to eat grass. And we watched and we sipped our coffee. We should all remember this is serious business. ibid. Mitford at table
Tell him we are England. We are the mood England is in. ibid.
Prove it to him. Prove it physically. [rises] Perish Judah! ibid. Mosley
Boston is now officially open for the importation of your merchandise. ibid. Nelson
You will be with Mosley while he is in Berlin. You will be in the room when he meets senior members of the German government. I want to know what is discussed. And I want to know what is decided. ibid. Tommy
Your business will be safe if you do as I say. How much opium do you have in your cellar? [5 pounds]. Bring it to me in four minutes against the clock. Peaky Blinders s6e5 ***** Tommy at Chinese opium house
Everyone, this here is Erasmus. Call him Duke. Twenty years ago at Appleby horse fair I met a girl … This is my son. ibid. Tommy
Is there forgiveness in your heart for Arthur Shelby? ibid. Tommy to Linda in church
Is God interested in me or my money? ibid.
I have friends in need of guns. Soon there will be a shipment of Thompson submachine guns coming here from Boston. I need you to unload and store those weapons. ibid. Tommy at Liverpool docks
I regret marrying you, Lizzie. I put you through so much … This moment in this room I love you ibid.
Who the fuck I am is the man you now work for … I miss the wave of electricity you get under your scalp, I miss the taste like metal on the tip of your tongue … My associates are going to take care of Thomas Shelby and you are going to give up his brother Arthur. You understand? … ibid. Italian torturer
The smoke from your daughter’s funeral is still in your clothes and you slept with someone. Not just someone, the enemy. Every enemy we ever had in one woman. Peaky Blinders s6e6: Lock and Key, Lizzie to Tommy
Instead of me there will be money. Because for most of the people close to me that is what I am – money. ibid. Tommy to Arthur
There will be a war. And one of you will die. ibid. Polly’s voice from the past
She will visit me no more. I have no limitations. ibid. Tommy kills Michael
In 1890 an incident occurs in these back streets that reveals a phenomenon that will rock Victorian society and lead to the explosion of organised crime in Britain … The first time that the term Peaky Blinders is used and the legend is born. (Gangs: UK & Gangs UK: Birmingham) The Real Peaky Blinders, BBC 2022
The real Peaky Blinders go on to become the godfathers of organised crime in the 1920s. But their origins stretch back 50 years earlier to the 1870s. These young men aren’t focussed on money-making, they are waging street war for status. The gangs erupt from Birmingham back streets where they face poverty and racism. This is the story of the rise and fall of Britain’s first modern mass gang movement who change our cities for ever. ibid.
By trawling the records of hundreds of Peaky Blinders it’s clear that the early Peakies are a Birmingham-wide phenomenon. ibid.