What is it about Peaky Blinders’ Thomas Shelby?

photo by robert viglasky/2014/BBC

I’m a big fan of music and watch many shows solely for the soundtrack. I was reading a review of Peaky Blinders, the BBC series now streaming on Netflix, and it mentioned that the soundtrack was great and, specifically, that is had a lot of Jack White. The review went on to call Peaky Blinders one of the most violent series on TV. Generally nothing loses me faster. But I decided to check it out, at least…