00:01Birmingham's global reputation is getting an unexpected boost from the hit crime drama
00:05Peaky Blinders. Accent coach Mark Byron-Dallas, who grew up in the city, says the programme is
00:11helping reshape how people see Birmingham. Speaking on the BBC podcast The Peaky Blinders
00:17of Birmingham, he said many visitors only pass the city on the motorway and miss its best sides.
00:23But those who spend time there often discover areas that are, in his words,
00:27really quite beautiful. The television series ran for six seasons and reached audiences worldwide,
00:33following fictional gangster Tommy Shelby and his family in the early 20th century drama storyline.
00:40The new Peaky Blinders film The Immortal Man releases this month.
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