New series starts Sunday. Anyone who want's to watch or record other episodes, the whole of series 1 is on BBC 4 tonight at 10:00 series 2 to 4 on every night through to Monday, 3 episodes a night.

It seems to be everywhere and tbh its put me off watching it. I gave up part way through series 2 on my first attempt a few years back.

Wasn't some of it filmed near Hambledon Hill ?

Following the demise of several of my favourite historical dramas, and the ability of the end of game of thrones to dull my appetite for fantasy... it’s about the drama highlight of my year its return.

ZizkovClaret wrote:It seems to be everywhere and tbh its put me off watching it. I gave up part way through series 2 on my first attempt a few years back.

You have missed out.

Not many series get better and better but this does.

The best of British with some top quality acting.

It’s brilliant and one of the best British made dramas for years.
Personally I enjoyed the first few series than the last couple - the 4th series with the Russians was the least enjoyable for me.
First couple of series with the Italians, Tom Hardy and the bent Irish police chief were some of the best TV I’ve ever seen.
Great cast and great writing
A lot of it is filmed around Liverpool - think it’s cheaper as they don’t have to change the set to make it look like an early 20th century slum !!!

I’ve watched it on and off and currently up to series 3 episode 5. Will see if I can cram the rest in before series 5 starts.

bfcjg wrote:Wasn't some of it filmed near Hambledon Hill ?

No

I thought it was a comedy programme until recently! I then saw it on Iplayer with a pic that didn't look funny!

Ended up watching 4 series!
Excellent programme, albeit very violent.

Won't be home from Wolves on time for 1st episode - will have to record it!

Watched them filming two months ago.out side the plaza Stockport.taking on Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts

TVC15 wrote:It’s brilliant and one of the best British made dramas for years.
Personally I enjoyed the first few series than the last couple - the 4th series with the Russians was the least enjoyable for me.
First couple of series with the Italians, Tom Hardy and the bent Irish police chief were some of the best TV I’ve ever seen.
Great cast and great writing
A lot of it is filmed around Liverpool - think it’s cheaper as they don’t have to change the set to make it look like an early 20th century slum !!!

Russians was series 3
Italians was series 4

Episode 1 of the new series is on BBC on Sunday evening ,with episode 2 being on the following (monday ) evening

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:Russians was series 3
Italians was series 4

I meant the war between Shelby and the Italian Sabini in series 2 I think - where Alfie Solomon got involved. That was the best of peaky in my view.

The Italian Mafia in series 4 was good - better than the Russian stuff in the previous series which was all a bit weird (but still better than most other TV !)

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:Episode 1 of the new series is on BBC on Sunday evening ,with episode 2 being on the following (monday ) evening

It was on BBC4 last night

It’s crazy to think that this started as a BBC2 drama when you consider its popularity

Grumps wrote:It was on BBC4 last night

Cancel that... Skyq guide says its series 5 episode one, with same detail as the upcoming one on Sunday, but recorded it, and its an old one... Weird

I've never seen it - is it one where you have to have seen all the previous series or can I just jump in with the new series?

ClaretTony wrote:I've never seen it - is it one where you have to have seen all the previous series or can I just jump in with the new series?

You would need to see them all but it’s so worth a binge watch

ClaretTony wrote:I've never seen it - is it one where you have to have seen all the previous series or can I just jump in with the new series?

As MRG says, you really need to watch from the begining

Thinking it would be a more "me" program then for her, Mrs W started to watch them without me to see what she thought.

Before she knew it she was 2 series in and I hadn't even watched and episode

I'm now caught up and waiting for Sunday to arrive now

MRG wrote:You would need to see them all but it’s so worth a binge watch

First series no longer available through Sky

ClaretTony wrote:First series no longer available through Sky

Netflix has them if you have skyQ

ClaretTony wrote:First series no longer available through Sky

It's on iplayer

They're still on iPlayer.

Tall Paul wrote:They're still on iPlayer.

I'll take a look. They weren't on earlier, it was only from series 2.

They're time limited on iplayer, I think the last ones expire sometime in September.