The Power of Alfie Solomons | Peaky Blinders

This video essay has also been much requested, we’re going to be studying fan favourite character Alfie Solomons. We’ll be looking at how the writing creates a character with power and control. This is another video in what I will call my Peaky Blinders series - follow up to How to Write a Smart Character and The Effects of Ambition and Trauma.

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References:
Peaky Blinders director reveals Tom Hardy's bizarre idea for Alfie Solomons role by Laurence Mozafari, Digital Spy
Interview with Steven Knight, Writer and Creator of Peaky Blinders by Gavin Collinson, BBC Writersroom

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