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      • The Netflix series may take a stylised look at British gang life in the 1920s and 1930s, but like many other elements of Peaky Blinders The Billy Boys are actually based on a real street gang who, like in Season 5, were Protestants from Glasgow linked to Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) and his British Union of Fascists (BUF).
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    Sep 1, 2019 · Author Robert Jeffrey told BBC Scotland the two main gangs in the 1930s were the Billy Boys and the Norman Conks.

  4. www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-centuryWho were the real Billy Boys, the Glasgow gang in Peaky ...

    Oct 8, 2019 · Who were the real Billy Boys, the Glasgow gang in Peaky Blinders? Series five of Peaky Blinders has Tommy Shelby and his Birmingham clan clashing with a Glasgow gang known as the ‘Billy Boys’ – and gang chief Billy Fullerton is the inspiration for one of the villains in the drama.

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  6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-scotland-49482150Peaky Blinders: Who were the real Billy Boys? - BBC News

    Sep 1, 2019 · The fifth series of Peaky Blinders has seen the arrival of the Billy Boys from Glasgow. The gang sent a gory warning to Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) and his family as they made...

  7. www.esquire.com › uk › cultureWho Were The Real Billy Boys From 'Peaky Blinders'? - Esquire

    Aug 29, 2019 · But who were they in real life? The Billy Boys - also known as the Brigton Boys, or the Billy Boys of Brigton Cross - were another razor gang like the Peaky Blinders.

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  8. www.glasgowlive.co.uk › news › historyThe true story of Glasgow's most notorious street gang The ...

    Aug 22, 2021 · The Bridgeton-based Billy Boys, who were led by Billy Fullerton, appeared in the last series in a fictionalised form, g iving us plenty to talk about on social media. The feared Glasgow mob...

  9. inews.co.uk › culture › televisionBilly Boys: the true story behind the Glasgow gang in Peaky ...

    Sep 15, 2019 · The Billy Boys were a Protestant group, whose main rivals were a Catholic gang called the Norman Conks, who they regularly clashed with. Peaky Blinders has returned for season 5. (Photo: Robert...

  10. www.menshealth.com › entertainment › a29414491Who Were the Billy Boys from Peaky Blinders? - Men's Health

    Oct 13, 2019 · Brian Gleeson plays Jimmy McCavern on Peaky Blinders, and while McCavern wasn't a real person, he's based on the real-life leader of the Billy Boys, Billy Fullerton.

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