By Order of the Peaky Blinders: The Official Companion to the Hit TV Series

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The official companion to the hit TV show, Peaky Blinders. Packed full of unseen images, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with the cast and creators of the show. By order of the Peaky Blinders

Walk through The Garrisons smoky saloon bar doors and onto the filthy, choking streets of Birmingham, past the fire-belching factories and along the canals and away to the horse fairs and gypsy caravan sites By Order of the Peaky Blinders is the first official book to take fans to the shadowy corners of dark-hearted TV series.

Focusing on the shows five series, this is a storyboard of insider knowledge on the plots and production of the show, the striking and hugely influential sartorial look and the true history that inspired its creation and the characters depicted within the scripts. Step inside the show and discover more about the women of Peaky Blinders, the musical backdrop as well as the social footnotes played out during the series, from PTSD and post-war Britain, drug addiction, gambling, poverty, gang culture as well as 1920s Birmingham.

This an invaluable companion piece to anyone preparing for Peaky Blinders highly-anticipated fifth season

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A must-read for fans of the ruthless Shelby clan * Daily Express *

Author Bio

Matt Allen is an award-winning music and sports journalist and author whose work has appeared in Q, Mojo, Kerrang!, Esquire, GQ, the Guardian, and FourFourTwo among others. Previously the features editor at Q and the editor of the Q Glastonbury Festival daily newspaper, Matt has co-authored several Sunday Times Bestsellers, including Battle Scars with Jason Fox, How Not to be a Professional Footballer with Paul Merson (which was nominated for the British Sports Book of The Year), and Faster Than Lightning with Usain Bolt (an international bestseller).