The WORST episodes of Peaky Blinders
Every episode of Peaky Blinders ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Peaky Blinders!
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
#1 - Sapphire
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2022
Devastated by another loss, Tommy sets out to get revenge. Fascism hits close to home for Ada. An urgent message arrives from the tuberculosis clinic.
#2 - The Road to Hell
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2022
Tommy makes a deal with Linda. The mole lurking among the Shelbys is given a new mission. Diana agrees to do a favor for Tommy — on one condition.
#3 - Gold
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2022
Tommy races to find Esme. In his stead, Ada introduces Jack Nelson to Mosley and Diana. Arthur meets a recovered addict who understands his struggle.
#4 - Black Shirt
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/6/2022
Back home, Tommy forges an alliance with the unlikeliest of people to sweeten his proposal to Jack Nelson. Daughter Ruby makes a troubling claim.
#5 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2013
Birmingham, 1919. Thomas Shelby controls the Peaky Blinders, one of the city's most feared criminal organisations, but his ambitions go beyond running the streets. When a crate of guns goes missing, Thomas recognises an opportunity to move up in the world.
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#6 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/2013
Thomas Shelby plans to go to Cheltenham races in order to get closer to Billy Kimber. Knowing the gangster's appetite for beautiful women, Thomas invites Grace to accompany him. Meanwhile some IRA sympathisers approach Thomas with an offer to buy the stolen guns.
#7 - Episode 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2016
It is Thomas Shelby's long-awaited wedding day. In the middle of the celebrations, a mysterious visitor imperils the entire Shelby family, and Tommy finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue more lethal than anything he has yet encountered.
#8 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2014
Tommy offers to help Polly by searching for her children, who long ago were taken from her. In London, Tommy risks his life by meeting enigmatic leader Alfie Solomons. Meanwhile Arthur continues to feel the devastating effects of the Great War.
#9 - Episode 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2016
As the Russians test the Peaky Blinders, Tommy realises that he is being seriously outmanoeuvred. But he has an ace up his sleeve in the form of an enemy turned ally - if only he can control him.
#10 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2013
Thomas fixes a horserace, provoking the ire of local kingpin Billy Kimber. He also starts a war with gypsy family the Lees. Meanwhile, Inspector Campbell carries out a vicious raid of Small Heath in search of the stolen guns.
#11 - Black Tuesday
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2019
1929 – While his family deals with the repercussions of the Wall Street Crash, Tommy Shelby MP faces new dangers from unexpected quarters.
#12 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2013
Thomas Shelby's war with the Lee family of gypsies escalates, and Campbell puts further pressure on him to deliver the stolen guns. Meanwhile Thomas's brother John plans to marry a former prostitute, but Thomas suspects that she's still on the game.
#13 - Blackbird
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2017
The Italians launch another attack on the Peaky Blinders. Tommy realises that the Shelbys need to evolve if they are to survive, but some of the family are reluctant to part with tradition. As the strike takes hold at the Lanchester factory, Tommy pays a personal visit to Jessie Eden, but he is outmanoeuvred when she reveals something she knows about his past. Changretta plots to continue the vendetta in the most devastating way possible. As well as identifying an enemy of the Shelby family who could help him, Luca makes direct contact with someone at the heart of the Peaky Blinders organisation.
#14 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2014
As the 1920s begin to roar, business is booming for the Peaky Blinders gang. Tommy Shelby starts to expand his legal and illegal operations, with an eye on the racetracks of the south. Meanwhile, an enemy from Tommy's past returns to Birmingham.
#15 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2014
Tommy finds out exactly what mission Major Campbell is forcing him to undertake. Arthur spearheads a ferocious takeover of London's Eden Club. Meanwhile, Polly's son Michael is welcomed into the business, and quickly experiences the dark side of the Peaky Blinders.
#16 - Strategy
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2019
The charismatic Mosley shows his hand. Tommy prepares to make a treacherous new alliance.
#17 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2016
Tommy travels to Wales seeking absolution, and uncovers a traitor in the Economic League. Michael develops a taste for guns. Arthur gets good news.
#18 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2014
Tommy hatches a plan to take control of the southern racecourses. He also meets the aristocratic May Carleton, and sees an opportunity to move up in the world. Meanwhile both Major Campbell and London gangster Darby Sabini plan Tommy's downfall.
#19 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2016
Tommy discovers the extent of the mission given to him and the extreme lengths his new paymasters are willing to go to in their quest for power. Meanwhile his own family's activities lead to escalating danger in Birmingham.
#20 - Black Cats
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/26/2019
The Peaky Blinders come under fire when Tommy finds danger on his doorstep and a friend is brutally attacked.
#21 - Dangerous
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2017
The Peaky Blinders are lured by the Italians into a cat-and-mouse chase on the streets of Birmingham, where it becomes clear that Tommy has met his match. Trapped in Small Heath, Tommy tries to console himself with a visit from an old flame but it soon becomes clear that he can't always get what he wants. As his factory lies idle, Tommy confronts the possibility that the Communists might win and he will be deemed a traitor to his class. Meanwhile, Changretta prepares to spring another trap.
#22 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2014
Tommy is caught by surprise when his powerbase in London is obliterated. As Tommy struggles to save his family and regain the upper hand, May expresses her feelings for him, and he is paid a visit by an old friend.
#23 - The Duel
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2017
Tommy finds himself engaged in bloody battle with Luca Changretta and his gang. The family gather to find out what happened, but Lizzie has even greater news to break. Meanwhile, an army colonel has questions for Ada about her past as a communist, and Jessie Eden confirms just how far she is prepared to go in pursuit of her cause. And sensing an opportunity to capitalise on his situation, Luca Changretta makes his way to London to present a plan to Alfie Solomons.
#24 - Black Day
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2022
The foiled assassination of Mosley costs the Shelbys a family member. Four years later, the imminent end of Prohibition brings Tommy to North America.
#25 - The Shock
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/2019
Tommy reveals his intentions for Mosley. Someone close to the Shelbys is targeted.