Pick of the day: Peaky Blinders
11.05pm, C4
It’s Birmingham, 1919, and First World War veteran Thomas Shelby, head of feared gang the Peaky Blinders, so named for sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps, may have bitten off more than he can chew this time.
He normally makes a living from illegal betting, protection and the black market.
However, when he gets hold of a crate of guns from a local arms factory, brutal Belfast lawman Chief Insp Campbell (Sam Neill) is sent to the Midlands, tasked by Winston Churchill with recovering the weapons.
As Shelby plans to use the cache to move himself and his crew up in the world, Campbell’s job will be far from easy. New six-part series.