uses and gratification

Acording to Blumler and Katz's theory on uses and gratifications, Peaky Blinders gratifies its audience in a number of ways. one gratification would be giving intrinsic cultural and aesthetic enjoyment, we see this in the cinematography. When Tommy rides the horse down the busy industrial street the camera tracks behind him and we get a wide shot of the action in the mise en scene; men working, shouting and people drunk on the side of the road. when the flame flashes the cuts become quicker as the horse is startled, tommy calms the horse by telling it what him and other soldiers said to horses to calm them from the loud noises; "its just the band arriving". this would attract a niche audience as it gives historical content that some passive viewers would not pick up on.