Claim: Tom Hardy has been in a series.

Peaky Blinders is a British television crime drama based upon the exploits of the Peaky Blinders gang , operating in Birmingham , England , during the aftermath of the First World War . The series was created by Steven Knight and produced by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Tiger Aspect Productions . The series centres around and stars Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby , the gang 's leader , and Sam Neill as a commissioned detective tasked with the suppression of the gang .   The first series aired on BBC Two on 13 September 2013 and ran for six episodes . The second series premiered on 2 October 2014 . The third series premiered on 5 May 2016 .   On 26 May 2016 , the BBC announced that they had ordered a fourth and fifth series of the show . Series 4 will probably be released late 2017 .