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Peaky Blinders: Season 3

6 episodes Premiered May 5, 2016 Updated Sep 19, 2026

Peaky Blinders Season 3 continues the overarching saga across six episodes. The series features an ensemble cast led by Cillian Murphy starring as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Elizabeth Polly Gray, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and Joe Cole as John Shelby, the group's senior members. The show is a gangster family epic set in Birmingham, England, centered on a gang who sew razor blades

Previously on Peaky Blinders

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • The television series is a gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England, centered on a gang who sew razor blades into their caps.
  • The ensemble cast is led by Cillian Murphy starring as Tommy Shelby.
  • The cast features Helen McCrory as Elizabeth Polly Gray, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and Joe Cole as John Shelby as the group's senior members.
  • The series was broadcast on BBC Two and later on BBC One across six seasons consisting of thirty-six total episodes.

Season overview

Peaky Blinders Season 3 continues the overarching saga across six episodes. The series features an ensemble cast led by Cillian Murphy starring as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Elizabeth Polly Gray, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby, and Joe Cole as John Shelby, the group's senior members. The show is a gangster family epic set in Birmingham, England, centered on a gang who sew razor blades into the peaks of their caps. The television series originally aired on the television station BBC Two and later on BBC One, with a total of thirty-six episodes broadcast across six seasons.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

May 5, 2016

Thomas Shelby’s wedding day has arrived at last, but while his guests enjoy the celebrations he has important business to conduct, as a mysterious stranger makes their presence kno

S3·E2 Core

Episode 2

May 12, 2016

Tommy goes to London to meet the wildly eccentric and volatile Duke Leon and soon discovers the extreme lengths his new paymasters are willing to go to in their quest for power. In

S3·E3 Core

Episode 3

May 19, 2016

Responding to the Italians’ actions, Tommy is set on a path of deadly vengeance that could take him to his darkest place yet, and threatens to splinter the family. As Arthur strugg

S3·E4 Core

Episode 4

May 26, 2016

Tommy takes his brothers on a hunting expedition and shares some important family news. He also outlines his intentions for the most daring criminal act the Peaky Blinders have e

S3·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

Jun 2, 2016

As the Russians test the Peaky Blinders men in their own distinctive and debauched way, Tommy realises that he is being seriously outmanoeuvred. Desperate for help, he rekindles

S3·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Jun 9, 2016

As Tommy prepares to commit the most audacious crime of his career, an unexpected blow is struck, putting him under unbearable pressure. As he faces his worst fears he needs help