
Peaky Blinders · Season 3 · Netflix
Peaky Blinders Season 3
Peaky Blinders Season 3 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.1/10. 6 episodes on Netflix from 5 May 2016.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Series 3 is where Peaky Blinders made its play for international prestige status. The Russian emigre aristocracy, the Soviet OGPU, and Tommy's entanglement with both through a gun-running operation give the show its most globally sophisticated canvas. Paddy Considine's Father Hughes - a paedophile priest protected by his usefulness to the state - is used sparingly and is the more terrifying for it. The finale's mass Shelby family arrest is the show's most operatic season close. Tommy's entrance into Parliament is handled with the same visual ambition as the show's best fight sequences. Critics recognised that Steven Knight was managing a complex network of period detail and pulp pleasure with increasing confidence.
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The Room
“Series 3 is Peaky Blinders at its most ambitious - Tommy Shelby on the international stage, with Cillian Murphy delivering his finest performance in the role.”
Rotten Tomatoes (critics consensus)
Season Over Season
International in scale and darker in register - the show's most politically complex season and arguably its creative peak.