About this season
Exploring the mass gang movement that originated in Birmingham and other industrial cities in the 19th century and evolved into modern gangsterism in the early 20th.
Episodes (2)
E1
1. Street Fighting Gangs
5.5Aired 7 March 2022 • 52 min
The origins of the real Peaky Blinders, a mass street gang phenomenon that arose in Birmingham at the end of the 19th century.
E2
2. The Racecourse Wars
5.0Aired 14 March 2022 • 51 min
Looking at the birth of organised crime in Britain. Billy Kimber’s gang clash with London’s Sabini gang and Alfie Solomon in the racecourse wars of 1921.