Peaky Blinders has finally returned to our screens and, as per usual, the Shelby family means business. This season, among other adversaries, Tommy and his family meet the controversial British politician Sir Oswald Mosley (portrayed by Sam Claflin). Though most Peaky Blinders characters tend to be fictional, sometimes the writers weave real people from history into the story. Mosley is one such character, a real historical figure who led Britain's anti-Semitic fascist movement during the 1930s.

Episode one of Peaky Blinders season five is set on Oct. 29, 1929, around the time the real-life Mosley was the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a private estate owned by Her Majesty the Queen. He was previously the MP for Smethwick, situated on the opposite side of Birmingham from the Shelby family's stomping ground of Small Heath.

"Given that we ended the last series with Tommy Shelby getting elected as a Labour politician, it...