PEAKY BLINDERS

The hit show, endorsed by a Beatle

Paul McCartney recently revealed he passed the time during lockdown making his new album and watching all five series of Steven Knight’s much admired period crime drama (starring Helen McCrory, right). While you may not feel capable of creating an acclaimed collection of 11 songs, you could still follow in Macca’s footsteps by catching up with the nefarious Shelby clan and their cohorts, who inflict stylised violence on anyone who crosses their path in post-First World War Birmingham. BBC iPlayer, available now