Peaky blinders: is inspector campbell based on a real person?

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Speaking about the character to The Telegraph, Knight also revealed more about the role. He said: “You can see the self-assurance – but you can see through it. Campbell is constantly certain


about every­thing: he’s definite, he knows he’s right. “But somehow the way that Sam does it, there’s a flicker in his eyes that shows doubt and self-loathing. He captures that puritanical


Protestant hypocrisy, I think. “Some part of him knows he’s corrupted. He won’t admit it to himself but you can see the conflict – and in the second series that really does become a big


issue for him.” _PEAKY BLINDERS SEASONS 1-5 ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON BBC IPLAYER_