Peaky Blinders

What’s it about?

Peaky Blinders follows the Shelby family, a powerful Birmingham gang. After a falling out at the end of the third series, the family are forced back together when they each receive a card marked with a black hand, a Mafia symbol of death. To complicate matters, a dangerous enemy arrives seeking revenge for his father's murder.

The facts 

• Directed by David Caffrey
• English
• Runtime: ~60 minutes

Why did it get this rating? 

This series was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about the classification process and ratings here.

Violence

A character is stabbed with a meat hook and shot in the head. We see brief close-ups of the bloody aftermath.

A character is bludgeoned with a hammer, and another is drowned in paint, shown struggling before they die.

A character is found with a gruesome gash across his throat. A shooting victim is shown with blood bursting across their clothes as they collapse. Several are shot, with visible blood sprays. A character is slowly strangled with a garotte until they collapse. 

In a close-quarters fight, a character is smashed face-first into a table of bottles before being shot in the head. 

Sex scenes

A couple having sex are shown in varying poses while panting together. There is fleeting breast and buttock nudity after an off-screen sexual encounter. A character is set up with a sex worker after they find out that he is a virgin. 

Drug Use

Various characters are shown habitually or recreationally snorting cocaine without consequences. 

Offensive language

Frequent use of ‘f**k’ and its variants in casual conversation, for emphasis, and in an aggressive manner. ‘C**t’ used as an insult.

When content stays with you: 

• We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

Further information 

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