Peaky Blinders fans dressed to impress at Black Country Living Museum - in pictures
It was flat caps and flapper dresses as far as the eye could see as thousands of Peaky Blinder lookalikes strolled through the streets of the Black Country Living Museum.
The venue, which was used for filming the hit TV series, hosted the special night at the weekend.
Fans dressed up as the stars from the show and flocked from all around the region to get a chance to step back into the murky world of 1920s Birmingham gangsters.
They were able to stroll around the streets as though they were part of the Shelby clan.
Street theatre actors brought the world of the Peaky Blinders and the gang warfare to life with live theatre throughout the weekend.
There was music and entertainment from the roaring 20s, including re-enacting fight scenes.
The first time the event was organised, tickets sold out within 24 hours and this weekend was the same.
Visitors to the adult-only event, took to social media to comment on the ‘fantastic’ night.
Sue Todd posted on Twitter: “Peaky Blinders night at the Black Country Living museum was fantastic. 2,000 people dressed as Shelbys. Saw lots of episode locations and drank many Peaky cocktails. The entertainment (fight reenactments and bands) was really good. Worth a visit.”
Pete Martin posted on Facebook: “Amazing evening at the Black Country Museums Peaky Blinders night. Wish I could dress like this all the time.”
Last year the stars including Cillian Murphy, Adrien Brody, and Charlotte Riley returned to the museum on Tipton Road to film scenes for the award-winning show, created by Steven Knight.
The open air museum was used to film much of the show including scenes at Charlie’s Yard which was filmed by the canal but CGI was used to alter the huge factories in the background. Some other scenes that were filmed on the canal include the shooting of Danny Wizz-Bang in season one, the whiskey deals boat trip down to London in season two and the party in season three when it was announced that Arthur was becoming a father.
The Anchor Forge has been the setting for Shelby meetings, while the boat dock is where the family keep their horses and The Rolling Mill is where the deadly scene of the Blacksmith was filmed for the second series.
The museum’s alleys, workers institute and St James’s School, used as the setting for the murder of Father Hughes in season three, can also be recognised by fans.
Filming is about to begin for season five of Peaky Blinders which returns to our screens next year.
