Birmingham Boys
A prominent Birmingham gang of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Birmingham Boys were a larger gang led by Billy Kimber that operated in Birmingham, England, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the BBC television series Peaky Blinders, the Birmingham Boys are depicted as a rival criminal organization that the fictional Shelby family contends with in the post-World War I underworld.
Quick Facts
- Leader
- Billy Kimber
- Base of operations
- Birmingham, England
Lore & Background
The Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, were a prominent gang in Birmingham during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the BBC series, Kimber's Birmingham Boys run the local races; the first series ends with the Peaky Blinders' plan to take over Kimber's betting pitches at the Worcester Races, and Tommy shoots Kimber dead.
Reader's Guide
The Birmingham Boys are the gang that overtook the Peaky Blinders by 1920, led by Billy Kimber, a former Peaky Blinder. In the context of the BBC series Peaky Blinders, they appear as a rival faction in a fictionalized version of post-World War I Birmingham.
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