Peaky Blinders is set in the heartland of Britain's industrial revolution, the West Midlands. But to capture perfectly the world of Tommy Shelby and his racketeering gang, the producers have used locations right across the north of Britain.
Antonia Hicks MA graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Ancient and Modern History. Her dissertation was titled 'Perceptions of adultery and marriage within the epistolary culture of the late 18th century' for which she undertook original research into the letters of the Duchess of Devonshire. She's a passionate fan of Broadway musicals, Peaky Blinders and Bridgerton.
