Steven Knight

Director Cronenberg & actor Viggo Mortenson re-team after last years The History Of Violence. This Russian mob drama – deals with the impact of violence, crime and secrets.

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

Shelby sets his sights on wider horizons and his meteoric rise brings him into contact with both the upper echelons of society and astonishing new adversaries from London’s criminal world.

The action has moved on two years to 1924 and as Tommy starts married life he is more determined than ever to go legitimate and keep his family safe. But he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue more lethal than anything he has yet encountered.

Season 4 opens in December 1925. When Tommy receives a mysterious letter on Christmas Eve, he realises that the Shelbys are in danger of annihilation.

In 1929, while his family deals with the repercussions of the Wall Street crash, Tommy Shelby MP faces new dangers from unexpected quarters.