Den of Geek: "It remains exactly as you remember, with great performances, strong writing and a distinctive visual style."
Morgan Jeffery writing for Digital Spy: "The production values - which last year saw Peaky Blinders nominated for a clutch of BAFTA Craft awards - also remain fantastically high. There was a grimy glamour to the first series and series two exhibits that same seductive, murky aesthetic."
Guardian: "Peaky Blinders looks across the Atlantic and asks: why should we let the Yanks have all the fun? Why don't we make an action-packed crime drama in which the heroes have a surfeit of style and swagger, the lines teeter permanently on the verge ..."
Serena Davies writing for The Telegraph: "... yes, it can be clumsy, but it turns out Peaky’s still got swagger to spare, an ice-cool soundtrack and a cluster of exquisite performances, most notably from Cillian Murphy as Tommy, Helen McCrory as matriarch Aunt Polly, and an ever-better (and better-cheek-boned) Joe Cole as Tommy’s little brother John."
Ellen E Jones writing for the Independent: "Peaky Blinders can now boast several more big-name actors to supplement the sterling work Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory and Sam Neill ... There were promising signs in this episode of Esme and Aunt Pol developing more depth to their characters than has previously been the case."
And from Twitter:
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- Season two, episode one of Peaky Blinders is available to watch via BBC iPlayer
- If you've missed season one, watch the story so far in this handy two minute summary.
- Read Tommy Nagra's blog about the red carpet world premiere of Peaky Blinders.
