PEAKY BLINDERS Flashcards
(6 cards)
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What is the significance of who made the show?
Steven Knight created Peaky Blinders.
He grew up in Small Heath, Birmingham - so had experience of the area.
He had also written several successful TV shows and films before. EG Hummingburd and Dirty Little Things.
It gave him a track record of writing crime drama that focused on social issues and working class communities.
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How did Steven Knight’s involvement in Peaky Blinders aid funding?
Due to his successful track record of crime dramas, his involvement helped attract funding and partner companies.
BBC 2 funded the series and commissioned Tiger Aspect and Caryn Mandabach Productions to produce it.
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What is the context surrounding Tiger Aspects and Caryn Mandabach Productions?
Both companies are indepndent although Tiger Aspect has years of experience producing television. They produced TV shows such as “Cuffs” and “Prisoners Wives” which were based on working class communities.
Caryn Mandabach (producer) was successful and had won awards for her previous work.
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Who else did they get funding from?
The Yorkshire Screen Fund, on the basis that they would be representing reigonal Yorkshire.
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What were the benefits of having the BBC involved?
It is a public service broadcaster funded by liscence fees - not advertisements.
This means that they can afford to take risks with their content as they are not forced to target mass audiences.
Filming a historical draa in a reigonal area of Yorkshire might be considered as quite risky.
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How does Peaky Blinder’s conform to the BBC remit?
It conforms to the “entertain” aspect of the remit, by being a ctime drama.
It also conforms to the BBCs public purpose of representing the different reigons and communities of the UK.
This may explain why the BBC were interested in Peaky Blinders.
