PEAKY BLINDERS – I kept seeing this show listed in the NetFlix menu. It features many criteria I enjoy – historical fiction, British, period piece, some name people – so I began watching. I soon found I could not look away. The first thing that struck me was I kept seeing Jonathan Rhys Meyers in the lead role. A younger Jonathan would have been excellent portraying Tommy. As it happens, Cillian Murphy – who is cast in the role, is also excellent. The entire cast is excellent. The story is intriguing and moves rapidly. It begins in 1919 England with a family gang known as the Peaky Blinders. That much is true. The rest of the story is fictional. There are some twists I don’t like, but that’s show biz. It’s not for the faint of heart however. Quite violent, graphic and gory. Helen McCrory, my favorite witch in Penny Dreadful, is part of the lead cast. Sam Neil is a main character in the first two seasons. Adrien Brody and Little Finger from Game of Thrones are also prominent later on. This show earns two toasts from the peeps. No boyfriends or girlfriends in this one, but gripping entertainment none the less.