Shelby crime family
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The Shelby crime family is a fictional Birmingham-based gangster clan at the center of the British television series "Peaky Blinders," led by the ambitious and ruthless Thomas Shelby.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lenny Cole crime organization | 1 |
| Shelby crime family canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime family
ⓘ
fictional criminal organization ⓘ gangster clan ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Alfie Solomons
ⓘ
surface form:
Alfie Solomons (at various times)
|
| appearsIn |
Peaky Blinders
ⓘ
surface form:
Peaky Blinders (TV series)
|
| basedIn | Birmingham ⓘ |
| businessFront |
Shelby Company Limited
ⓘ
The Garrison Pub ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Alfie Solomons
ⓘ
Billy Kimber ⓘ Italian mafia elements in London ⓘ Sabini crime organization ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Knight ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Irish Traveller descent (partly) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Peaky Blinders ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Peaky Blinders, series 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ada Shelby
ⓘ
Arthur Shelby ⓘ Esme Shelby ⓘ Finn Shelby ⓘ John Shelby ⓘ Lizzie Shelby ⓘ Michael Gray ⓘ Polly Gray ⓘ Thomas Shelby ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leader | Thomas Shelby ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | wearing peaked caps with razor blades sewn into the brims ⓘ |
| notableMemberRole |
Ada Shelby as political and business intermediary
ⓘ
Arthur Shelby as enforcer ⓘ Polly Gray as treasurer and matriarch ⓘ Thomas Shelby as gang leader and strategist ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Small Heath
ⓘ
surface form:
Small Heath, Birmingham
|
| operationalExpansion |
expansion from Birmingham to London
ⓘ
expansion into international trade ⓘ |
| politicalInvolvement |
British Labour politics
ⓘ
British fascist movement (through infiltration and manipulation) ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
armed robbery
ⓘ
bookmaking ⓘ illegal betting ⓘ political manipulation ⓘ racketeering ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War I era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.