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Arthur

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Arthur Shelby Jr. is the volatile, eldest brother of the Shelby clan and the muscle behind the Peaky Blinders criminal organization. A traumatized WWI veteran with a penchant for extreme violence and self-destruction, Arthur struggles with addiction and mental illness while serving as his younger brother Tommy's loyal enforcer in post-war Birmingham.

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