Peaky Blinders: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Episodes So Far According To IMDb
Netflix and BBC One's British gangster drama Peaky Blinders will be back for a sixth season in 2021 or 2022. The series so far consists of five seasons, six episodes each. Overall, the series is one of the highest-ranked television programs on IMDb, with an average rating of 8.7 out of 10, coming in at 58th place out of the top 250 titles.
Here are the top five episodes of the series so far, along with the five worst. That being said, the "worst" episodes are by no stretch bad. These episodes are ranked based on viewer ratings on IMDb, and with an average of 8.7, none of the episodes are categorically bad.
10 BEST: Season 5 Episode 6 (9.4)
One of the highest-rated episodes of the series is the season 5 finale, in which Tommy holds a family meeting to discuss strategies to deal with Mosely. Winston Churchill has caught wind of the Shelbys' activities, and Michael and Gina suggest that Tommy step aside.
Tommy, being Tommy, can't adhere to this plan, as fans have already seen him try on several occasions. The episode also sees Alfie Solomons rise from the dead after being shot by Tommy at the end of season 4. The finale is exciting, to say the least, and leaves viewers anticipating the sixth season.
9 WORST: Season 2 Episode 2 & Season 3 Episode 5 (8.5)
These two episodes are tied for fifth-worst with a rating of 8.5. In season 2, episode 2, Tommy offers to help Polly find her children. He also travels to London to meet Alfie Solomons while Arthur fights memories of his days at war.
In season 3, episode 5, the Russians are testing Tommy and the rest of the Peaky Blinders. He realizes that they have been both outnumbered and outsmarted, but he plans to pull one last stunt on them. Meanwhile, Polly's relationship with Ruben progresses.
8 BEST: Season 4 Episode 6 (9.5)
The season 4 finale leaves audiences shocked: after the big fight between Bonnie Gold and Goliath, it seems that Tommy has lost both John and Arthur. By the end of the episode, it's revealed that Arthur's death was a decoy, and he comes back just in time to end the Changretta feud once and for all.
Furthermore, Tommy takes a little time to process and recoup, but he can't deal with the silence. The episode ends with Tommy and Alfie's meeting on the beach, where Alfie reveals he has cancer. Tommy shoots him at his request.
7 WORST: Season 1 Episode 3 (8.4)
In this episode, Grace accompanies Tommy to the Cheltenham races, where he meets Billy Kimber. Tommy and Grace get closer, while IRA sympathizers offer to buy Tommy's stolen guns.
Freddie Thorne comes back to town, which is bad news for Tommy, who promised the cops that he was gone for good. Meanwhile, Tommy must come to Grace's rescue as she's left alone with one of the IRA men.
6 BEST: Season 4 Episode 1 (9.5)
The first episode of season 4 is a surprising introduction to the themes and plot of the show's fourth installment. Tommy is living alone, isolated from his family, or anyone that he cares about.
On Christmas Eve, each Shelby receives a letter that forces the family to reunite. John and Esme are the only ones who don't respond to Tommy's call, which results in John's death.
5 WORST: Season 1 Episode 2 (8.4)
The Shelbys and the Lees engage in a fight as Campbell scouts the town for Tommy's stolen guns. Meanwhile, Freddie is captured by the police, which means that Campbell now knows about Freddie and Ada.
Billy Kimber is enraged when he learns that Tommy has been fixing horse races. Campbell requests a meeting with Tommy after learning of the guns and his role in hiding Freddie. In the end, Tommy is able to strike a deal with both men.
4 BEST: Season 3 Episode 6 (9.6)
The season 3 finale sees Tommy open an orphanage, named after Grace. At the opening ceremony, Father Hughes kidnaps Charlie and gives Tommy twenty-four hours to produce the jewels he wants.
In the end, Michael kills Hughes, leaving Polly distraught. However, it's the final scene that leaves the strongest impression. Tommy calls a family meeting, in which he distributes money. Arthur and Linda look forward to starting a new life together, but before they get the chance, the police come and arrest all of the Shelbys, except for Tommy himself.
3 WORST: Season 3 Episode 1 (8.3)
The third season opens with Tommy's wedding to Grace. Everything seems good in the world of the Peaky Blinders, but of course, peace never lingers in their lives.
At the wedding reception, the Shelbys meet the Russians and learn of their agenda, Polly meets Ruben, and Tommy finds himself swept up in another intricate operation.
2 BEST: Season 2 Episode 6 (9.6)
With an admirable rating of 9.6/10, the season 2 finale is the tied for the best episode along with the season 3 finale. The day of the Derby arrives, and Tommy is put in a critical position. As he plans to strike at his enemies, Grace reveals that she's pregnant with his child.
Meanwhile, Polly kills Campbell, but she's too late; Tommy has already been taken away by Campbell's men - or so everyone thinks. Just as he's about to be executed, one of the men reveals that he's working for Churchill and shoots the others in the head. Tommy is free to walk away, overcome with emotion for the first time in the series.
1 WORST: Season 1 Episode 1 (8.2)
By no means a bad score, the pilot episode comes in as the worst Peaky Blinders episode to date with an IMDb rating of 8.2/10. Fans are introduced to Tommy Shelby and his family, as well as the grimy setting of 1919 Small Heath, Birmingham.
Campbell is investigating the stolen guns that Tommy uses as an opportunity to build his family's business and sends an undercover cop to get close to him. Thus begins the chain of events that lead the Shelby family down a dark and twisted path. Even though it's the lowest-rated episode, it still intrigued fans enough to keep watching for five seasons.