Tommy Shelby Continues 1 Peaky Blinders Record In Season 6
The British crime drama Peaky Blinders is recognized for many tiny nuances, including the tradition of Tommy Shelby not eating, which continues in season 6. Known for taking fictional crimes and setting them within real historical events, the series has an international viewership due in large part to Netflix's acquisition of rights to distribute Peaky Blinders on its streaming platform. Centered around a family of gangsters in the post-World War I years in Birmingham, England, Peaky Blinders stars Irish actor Cillian Murphy in the primary role of Tommy Shelby.
Tommy is the menacing leader of the Peaky Blinders gang, a war veteran, and the patriarch of the Shelby clan. Fans of the show have become familiar with many of the subtleties that each character brings, particularly Tommy's quest for power. The mix of politics and street smarts in the series has led to a cult following of those viewers who like to pick out the mannerisms of some of the characters, and Tommy is no exception.
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Over six seasons, there have been some examples of running gags that the cast and crew have developed since Peaky Blinders season 1 first premiered on British television in 2013. One of these tends to be the idea that the character of Tommy Shelby is never seen eating throughout the entire run of the series. Viewers started noticing this in earlier seasons, but the tradition continues in season 6. The reason for this, according to Murphy, is that it is an intentional gag that the showrunners decided to put in the show for diehard fans of the series.
In an interview, Cillian Murphy described how the running gag started. It was noticed that Tommy doesn't eat a morsel of food within
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