Home > Peaky Blinders > Series 5 « TV Series Page Peaky Blinders: Series 5 (2019) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Want to see Episode List Series 5 Peaky Blinders Critics Consensus While Peaky Blinders's fifth season suffers somewhat from superficial characterization, it remains one of TVs most visually thrilling endeavors. 84% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 25 86% Audience Score User Ratings: 349 See score details Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Black Tuesday Grave news from the U.S. sends the Shelbys to an urgent board meeting. Ada hides a secret. Tommy is revisited by his past, in the form of a journalist. More 2 Black Cats The unidentified threats begin to escalate in a dark way. Michael's loyalty is questioned. Tommy considers a proposal from Oswald Mosley. More 3 Strategy Tommy gathers the Peaky Blinders to discuss recent tragic events and to give his orders. The Shelby boys travel to London to meet Mosley, and it's soon revealed who has the upper hand. At Arrow House, Linda visits Lizzie to ask her advice, and Polly visits Aberama to pass on Tommy's instructions. Meanwhile, Tommy learns that one of the Peaky Blinders is in danger and sends Arthur and Johnny Dogs on an urgent mission to intervene. More 4 The Loop Tommy waits by the water at Charlie's Yard to meet a dangerous adversary. Despite their past grievances, the pair agree to a truce. Later, in a private room at the Garrison pub, as Tommy meets with his constituents to hear their grievances, a mysterious stranger with a message arrives. At his Westminster office, Tommy makes Aberama an offer he can't refuse before inviting Mosley to a party he is throwing for Lizzie's birthday. On the night of the party, things soon take a turn for the worse when a surprise guest arrives. More 5 The Shock Mosley takes advantage of shocking events to give a speech to the gathered crowd at Arrow House. Afterwards, Mosley gives Tommy his instructions. Arthur and his men arrive at Limehouse for the arranged rendezvous, but the situation has changed drastically. Meanwhile, Tommy visits an old war comrade who has a very specific skill that Tommy intends to use. More 6 Mr Jones News of Tommy's activities have reached Winston Churchill. At a family meeting, Tommy lays out his plans for Mosley, which will take place at a rally Sir Oswald is leading. Tommy is surprised by another strategy, coming from an unexpected corner. Meanwhile, Tommy has his own secrets to reveal. More Peaky Blinders: Series 5 Videos 0:59 Peaky Blinders: Season 5 Trailer 1:50 Peaky Blinders: Season 5 Trailer View All Videos (2) Tv Season Info Series 5 of the crime family saga finds the world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. Opportunity and misfortune are everywhere. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Oct 4, 2019 Cast Paul Anderson (XVIII) as Arthur Shelby Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly Gray Joe Cole as John Shelby Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby Natasha O'Keeffe as Lizzie Stark Kate Phillips as Linda Shelby Aidan Gillen as Aberama Gold Jack Rowan (II) as Bonnie Gold Charlie Murphy (V) as Jessie Eden Kingsley Ben-Adir as Col Ben Younger Harry Kirton as Finn Shelby Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong Ian Peck as Curly Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah Jesus Sam Claflin as Oswald Mosley Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray Brian Gleeson as Jimmy McCavern Neil Maskell as Winston Churchill Kate Dickie as Mother Superio Cosmo Jarvis as Barney Emmett J Scanlan as Billy Grade Show More Cast News & Interviews for Peaky Blinders: Series 5 Fall 2019 TV Schedule: What to Watch Every Night of the Week 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October New on Netflix October 2019 View All Peaky Blinders: Series 5 News Episodes 1 Black Tuesday Grave news from the U.S. sends the Shelbys to an urgent board meeting. Ada hides a secret. Tommy is revisited by his past, in the form of a journalist. More 2 Black Cats The unidentified threats begin to escalate in a dark way. Michael's loyalty is questioned. Tommy considers a proposal from Oswald Mosley. More 3 Strategy Tommy gathers the Peaky Blinders to discuss recent tragic events and to give his orders. The Shelby boys travel to London to meet Mosley, and it's soon revealed who has the upper hand. At Arrow House, Linda visits Lizzie to ask her advice, and Polly visits Aberama to pass on Tommy's instructions. Meanwhile, Tommy learns that one of the Peaky Blinders is in danger and sends Arthur and Johnny Dogs on an urgent mission to intervene. More 4 The Loop Tommy waits by the water at Charlie's Yard to meet a dangerous adversary. Despite their past grievances, the pair agree to a truce. Later, in a private room at the Garrison pub, as Tommy meets with his constituents to hear their grievances, a mysterious stranger with a message arrives. At his Westminster office, Tommy makes Aberama an offer he can't refuse before inviting Mosley to a party he is throwing for Lizzie's birthday. On the night of the party, things soon take a turn for the worse when a surprise guest arrives. More 5 The Shock Mosley takes advantage of shocking events to give a speech to the gathered crowd at Arrow House. Afterwards, Mosley gives Tommy his instructions. Arthur and his men arrive at Limehouse for the arranged rendezvous, but the situation has changed drastically. Meanwhile, Tommy visits an old war comrade who has a very specific skill that Tommy intends to use. More 6 Mr Jones News of Tommy's activities have reached Winston Churchill. At a family meeting, Tommy lays out his plans for Mosley, which will take place at a rally Sir Oswald is leading. Tommy is surprised by another strategy, coming from an unexpected corner. Meanwhile, Tommy has his own secrets to reveal. More Critic Reviews for Peaky Blinders Series 5 All Critics (25) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (4) Twenty nine episodes in, Peaky Blinders proves it can still pack a punch. Sep 26, 2019 | Full Review… Pippa Bailey New Statesman Top Critic The show's style is so ludicrously over-the-top you have to surrender all cynicism as the Shelbys stride in slow-mo to Black Sabbath. So the longer you stick with it, the more the swagger becomes impossible to resist. Oct 31, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… James Jackson Times (UK) Top Critic It is refreshing to see that even in its fifth season, the series can still ratchet up the tension and put the squeeze on its unlawful family in such a confident and entertaining way. Oct 31, 2019 | Full Review… Kevin Yeoman ScreenRant This season proved the show could evolve without losing its focus on the intimate, inner workings of the Shelby family. And after the shocking events of the finale, I can't wait to see what happens next. Oct 31, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Kaitlin Thomas TV Guide How Steven Knight weaved this year's plots together at the end is fascinating... Already champing at the bit for Season 6. Oct 31, 2019 | Full Review… C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Season 5 of Peaky Blinders brings as many twists and turns as the previous seasons, and introduces some new players to the chess board, any of whom could rise from pawn to king. Oct 15, 2019 | Full Review… Patrick Crossen Film Inquiry Season 5 might not be Peaky Blinders' strongest, but it still does a bang-up job of leaving you properly hyped for Season 6, ending with a proper nail-biter of a cliffhanger. Oct 31, 2019 | Full Review… Ciara Wardlow Film School Rejects Peaky Blinders has been one of the best dramas the BBC has produced in recent years and, for all the suspension of disbelief it demands of the viewer, the finale was still brilliantly exhilarating. Sep 23, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Claudia Connell Daily Mail (UK) A season that steps into the quicksand of the Great Depression... clearly makes a door-kicking-open return to wonderfully portrayed gangsterism. Oct 7, 2019 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily Never mind the substance, feel the style. Roll on season six and, most likely, seven. Sep 30, 2019 | Full Review… Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) This series has seen a much needed return to form, helped by Arthur going back to his mad old, bad old ways and the presence of genuine evil in the character of Oswald Mosely (Sam Claflin, terrific). Aug 26, 2019 | Full Review… Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) The Season 5 finale is a departure for the show, which generally wraps up with one of Tommy's unlikely, brilliant plans working out precisely the way he'd planned, or close to it. Oct 14, 2019 | Full Review… Emma Stefansky Thrillist View All Critic Reviews (25) Audience Reviews for Peaky Blinders: Series 5 Jan 11, 2020 Characters took too strong a push in directions that aren't true to character. Let's hope this director passes the reigns next season Bryan O Jan 02, 2020 Not gonna lie this season really fell off, but there is always that 1 season is gonna fall off. Some interesting changes in the clan. The last episode at the end is the biggest shock on WHO RETURNS! Brian S Dec 28, 2019 Came in with high expectations after the last 4 seasons, unfortunately this season seems to have lost its way a bit, the character trajectories and predictability has become something of an annoying repetition. The plot itself is unnecessarily complicated then simplified, the whole hallucinations part gets annoying in each episode and the unnecessary lugubre and sombre air the whole season has is needless. Karim K Dec 25, 2019 An excellent season, though one that is clearly building towards an explosive 6th season, rather having its own standalone plot. The introduced antagonists are extremely intriguing. David J Dec 18, 2019 Wonderful! The last episode had me actually biting my nails. The suspense was so intense I wanted to forward it to the end. Aberama is my favorite character. Helen P Dec 07, 2019 This wasn't my favorite season, but this show is always phenomenal. It doesn't get much better than this. G B Dec 04, 2019 I only regret that I have discovered this show late in its timeline, despite that is original and communicative. You really feel the struggle of the Birmingham's gang sooner that I've thought, even if you know the ruthless kind of people they are. Must-Watch. The series also make me think about a change in fashion, I start wearing suits and keeping fresh haircuts...no so bad contraindications. Nicola B Nov 30, 2019 peaky goes politically correct. sigh. Richard E Nov 27, 2019 The saga goes on with the expected excellence in production and performances, but this season has quite an intermittent plot ending with a cliffhanger more suspenseful than the actual build-up to its finale. William K Nov 27, 2019 Season 5 feels like it was directed by someone who had watched seasons 1-4 on a drunken cocaine bender, and that was their only experience with the source material for season 5. The characters are all extremely one dimensional, laughably tropish versions of their past selves, the dialogue mostly feels cut short, rushed so that the story can be told THAT much quicker, and subtlety and nuance of every character and the characters relationships has entirely vanished. Peaky Blinders has always had great pacing to it's dialogue, at time feeling almost Tarantino-ish. As a huge fan of the show, I can't begin to express just how disappointed and flat out bored I was by this season. Whatever changed in between the first four seasons and the fifth seriously needs to be reversed. The fifth season crammed in as much posturing and machismo as it could at the sacrifice of depth. We have vengeful Michael, drunk n' angry blubbering Arthur, sad Tommy, whimsical and seemingly omniscient Polly, and a slew of attitudey female secondaries. That's it. Any complexity to character development and interaction has vanished and it leaves season 5 feeling hollow and boring. Max R See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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