I remember still going in blind to to the first episode of this series when it aired. Only because it looked a bit like boardwalk empire and had Cillian Murphy in it, one of my favorite actors going all the way back to 28 days later. He among others like Madds Mikkelson, Ben Mendelson and Joaquin Phoenix.. true actual great actors who should be given all the best roles, only Phoenix of those three truly is recognized for their great talent. I'll watch anything all 4 of these men star in, they draw me into whatever im watching and unless the script/direction is awful then my suspension of disbelief is at 100% because of their acting.
This series, from episode number one was something special. The style, the sets, the acting and writing.. I can not fault any of it. And it's been consistent through the entire series, I went for a rewatch for the 4th time. Two days full on. And it's gets better each time, I watched with subs this time to make sure I didn't miss anything and picked up on a couple small things I had missed before with character interactions and why they end up the way they are by season 6.
I applaud everyone involved in this series. It's now among the greats that never had a bad season with, the wire, the soparnos, breaking bad etc..
Unless this one of peaky blinders turns out bad? I doubt it.