Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders (2013)

15 mistakes in season 3

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Episode #3.5 - S3-E5

Factual error: All of Tommy's former men salute him. As a sergeant-major and not an officer he would never be saluted. This is drummed into all soldiers and they'd never do it, even in civilian life. Not only is it against regulations, but many NCOs would take it as an insult.

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Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Continuity mistake: Michael picks up the cash from the table. After Polly speaks to Tommy she turns around to take the money out of Michael's hand; in the shot Michael is holding the cash in his lap with his jacket off, but when Polly takes the cash it shows her hand taking the money from Michael with him wearing his suit.

Episode #3.4 - S3-E4

Factual error: John says that he has found plans in the British Library. It was only renamed the British Library in 1973. Before that it was called the British Museum Library (or commonly just the British Museum) and nobody called it the British Library.

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Episode #3.2 - S3-E2

Factual error: Father Hughes says that Admiral Hall may be detained in the House of Lords. Admiral Hall, although knighted, was never ennobled and thus did not sit in the House of Lords.

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Episode #3.3 - S3-E3

Factual error: Grace suffers a gunshot wound to the upper left chest in the previous episode, and episode three reveals she died. The bullet would have passed under the clavicle and would have missed the axillary artery and all other major blood vessels. This wound should not have been lethal, especially because Grace's family immediately called for an ambulance, so she would not have had to wait long for medical treatment. Most of her family members are military veterans who would have knowledge to provide the necessary first aid. (00:01:50)

Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Factual error: Tommy says that the Chief Constable of Birmingham has issued a warrant for the arrest of Arthur, John, Polly and Michael. Only a magistrate or judge can issue an arrest warrant. The senior officers of the Metropolitan Police were sworn in as magistrates, but not those of other forces.

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Episode #3.6 - S3-E6

Factual error: The locomotive used to pull the train is a LMS Black 5. This class of locomotive was not built until 1934, 10 years after the year this episode is set in. (00:32:25 - 00:32:55)

Episode #3.1 - S3-E1

Continuity mistake: At the wedding, Arthur leaves the table looking for Tommy and Grace, leaving his suit jacket. The next scene, he appears at Tommy's door wearing the jacket. (00:14:20 - 00:15:30)

Grace Burgess: You think I am a whore?
Tommy Shelby: Everyone's a whore, Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves.

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Episode #2.2 - S2-E2

Question: Was there prohibition in England? If not, why was Alfie running an underground distillery using a bakery as a cover instead of just having a legit distillery?

Answer: There has never been prohibition in England. There are many reasons for running an underground distillery. It would be a way to avoid things like government regulations, safe distilling methods, alcohol content limits, taxation, fix pricing, and so on.

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