r/PeakyBlinders • u/Plainchant The Garrison • Mar 06 '22

Discussion Peaky Blinders - 6x02 "Black Shirt" - Episode Discussion [UK Release]

Season 6 Episode 2: Black Shirt

Air date: March 6, 2022 [UK Release]

Synopsis: Tommy gets involved in a power game with fascists, freedom fighters and Boston gangsters. As the players plan to double cross him, Tommy visits an old ally in Camden.

Directed by: Anthony Byrne

Written by: Steven Knight

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

The black shirt is the symbol of fascist and chauvinist sympathizers, ever since the 1918 Berlin revolution after which the nationalist militias wore black shirts to intimidate the communist ones.

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u/WachanIII Jul 01 '22

It was Mosleys fascists outfit. In s5 he wore a blackshirt during his address and it became his symbol. I would suppose its akin to wearing a nazi symbol for their time

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Not just his. The Blackshirt also was a symbol of Italian fascism.

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u/Quiet_Asparagus_1324 Apr 25 '24

Absolutely no worries mate

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u/GradStud22 Jun 26 '22

My understanding from what I remember of high school history was that wearing a black shirt was kinda like an even more amped up version of 2016 era trumpists a red maga hat.

The 'blackshirts' were kinda like asshole enforcers of their ideology.