"Bathers Season 1" is a gangster biographical drama directed by Otto Bathurst, Colm McCarthy, Tom Harbour, and starring Cillian Murphy, Joe Cole, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Annabelle Wallis and many other actors. The play tells the story of the Razor Gang, a legendary gangster family in Birmingham, England after the war. It premiered on the BBC on September 13, 2013.
The background of the story goes back to 1919, a few months after the end of the First World War. Members of the Peaky Blinders family have a unique penchant for sewing razor blades between the brims of their hats to mark their identity. Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), as the head of the family, leads his brothers in the dark underworld of Birmingham.
However, the rise of the Peaky Blinders has attracted the attention of Major Chester Campbell, Detective Chief Inspector of the Royal Irish Police sent by Winston Churchill to clean up the city of IRA Flying Squadrons, the Communist Party of Great Britain, street gangs and common criminals. He recovered a shipment of stolen weapons, ready to be shipped to Libya. The confrontation between the family and the police makes the story more complicated and confusing, and the complexity of human nature and the game of intrigue are intertwined.
In the finale of the first season, Tommy Shelby successfully defeated Billy Kempo, ending the feud between the two gangs. The Peaky Blinders further cemented the family's place in the gangster world by taking over Billy Kemp's gambling ground at Worcester Derby.
"Bathers Season 1", as the opening chapter of the gang legend, successfully depicts the struggle and struggle of family members in the dark world. In this story full of cruelty and desire, the audience witnessed the rise and confrontation of gangster families, and experienced the complexity and depth of each character. In the next second season, the audience will continue to witness the legendary story of the Peaky Blinders family, as well as more secrets and stories behind the gangster world. Let us look forward to the sequel of this gangster legend and feel more darkness and passion.