Damian Lewis lost nephew in crash five months before wife Helen McCrory's death

The Mirror reports that Cillian had told Today FM: "It’s desperately sad, sad for all of us who knew her and the people who were close to her and the fans. "She was like the matriarch of Peaky Blinders and the person I was closest to.

Helen McCrory has been 'desperately sad'. Paying tribute to Helen, Cillian, 45, who plays Tommy Shelby in the Birmingham-based BBC show - nephew to Helen's Polly - revealed: 'She was like the matriarch of Peaky Blinders, and I think my closest colleague on the show.

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has spoken about his heartache at filming the final episodes of the drama without late co-star and close friend Helen McCrory.The pair had starred as Tommy Shelby and Aunt Polly since series one of the BBC programme, and Cillian was devastated not to be able to complete the sixth and final series with her. He told Irish radio station Today FM: "It’s desperately sad.

Damian Lewis has shared that he is ‘very proud’ that he and his late wife Helen McCrory were able to raise almost €2 million for the NHS in the UK before her death. The actress passed away from cancer, a diagnosis she kept hidden from the public.

Damian Lewis is “very proud” of the charity work he did with his late wife Helen McCrory. The 50-year-old actor and the ‘Peaky Blinders’ star – who passed away in April following a secret battle with cancer – raised over £1 million for the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic last year through their Feed NHS campaign, which also helped to provide thousands of meals for doctors and nurses on the frontline.

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Five months before the death of his wife Helen McCrory, actor Damian Lewis was mourning the loss of his nephew.

Peaky Blinders has officially wrapped for the last time as the final scenes of series six have been filmed, with cast and crew paying tribute to late star Helen McCrory.

Peaky Blinders co-star Helen McCrory, who died of cancer in April aged 52.McCrory had starred as the Shelby family matriarch Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders since the show debuted in 2013. She was one of only four cast members to appear in every episode.Paying tribute to the beloved actor, Peaky Blinders’ lead star Murphy has told The Guardian: “I was kind of in awe about how she lived her life.“She was my closest colleague on Peaky, and one of the finest actors I’ve ever worked opposite.

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