If you’re experiencing severe withdrawals from Peaky Blinders, ask your doctor about A Thousand Blows (at least until the Blinders movie, The Immortal Man, hits Netflix). With both series coming from Steven Knight, Blows could be the 1883 to Peaky Blinders’ Yellowstone due to the shared production values, period-specific details, and above average performances (although, Blinders is stronger on the acting front). However, while it touches on still relevant themes of class, gender, and racial dynamics, the story is a poorly paced slog built around thinly written characters and boxing sequences that are bruising but not exciting. If you need a Blinders fix, it’ll do…but meh.