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Down with this sort of thing

People did not have a good time at a recent Peaky Blinders festival

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When I say this is like Christmas came early, I mean that on two not-unrelated levels.

1. Here we are, early October, being treated to tales of a v v poorly planned public event.  The likes of which we'd typically have to wait until at least mid-November for.  It is early.

2. Those deep-Autumn disappointments of which I speak?  The staple of the compoface genre, your Winter Wonderlands.  It is Christmas.

Buckle up.

So on the weekend of 28-29 September Peaky Blinders Festivals Limited, a company so not-affiliated with the BBC show that they were threatened with legal action, held a Peaky Blinders festival in Birmingham.

It did not go well.

Like, more-than-200-people-have-joined-a-Facebook-group-to-complain-and-demand-refunds not well.  Some of those grievances?

Amanda Seabourne, from Redditch, said: "We were mis-sold as to what the event would be like, it was oversubscribed and there were health and safety issues.

"I'm so angry. Lots of people are trying to get refunds."

Here's Thyrone Forde's (legit name) take on events: "Total disaster went yesterday queue for bar was over one hour 15 mins queue for toilets was 40 mins.

"It was ridiculous ended up leaving after few hours waiting no drinks.

"I as well as many others were disgusted how you sold so many tickets you had a gauge for numbers yet not for bar staff and toilet facilities???

"Official complaint want a full refund from organisers."

And Amanda Seaborne, what you saying? “We’ve also emailed Companies House to ask them to investigate the integrity of both companies and their directors.

“I think we may organise a protest at their company offices in Staffordshire in the near future too. We’re also contacting trading standards.”

The TV show's producers, Caryn Mandabach Productions, also piled in with a statement: "The Peaky Blinders Immersive Festival held on 28/29 September in Digbeth was not an official Peaky Blinders event.

"It had no authorisation to use the Peaky Blinders brand and went ahead despite being issued with a legal notice to stop.

"As producers we work hard to protect the quality and authenticity of the Peaky Blinders brand so it’s disappointing that so many genuine fans were let down by this unauthorised event."

Eeesh! Run for the hills, Peaky Blinders Festivals Limited; and (might I suggest) take your silly twat punters with you! Hold them in never-ending bar queue purgatory until such a time they're willing to ditch the dress-up and go for a pint in their own historical era (2018).

Pricks, the lot of you.

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