Peaky Blinders pays tribute to Helen McCrory following death aged 52

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has shared a tribute to the late Helen McCrory.The showrunner worked with McCrory as Polly Shelby in the hit BBC series.“Helen McCrory was both the sovereign and the maid, regal and rebellious in the same minute,” Knight told the Radio Times (per Metro).“There was a look she had that pinned the object of her gaze to the wall, amused and aloof and time-stopping.

Peaky Blinders set. Helen passed away last week after battling cancer at the age of 52.

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has shared a tribute to the late Helen McCrory.The filmmaker posted a photo as production resumed on season 6 of the show, which showed a clapper board with an illustration of McCrory in her character as Polly Gray.“Today was beautiful and strange and sad and surreal,” Byrne wrote in his post. “We found ourselves in the most beautiful environment.

Peaky Blinders shared a moving tribute to its star Helen McCrory, as filming resumed on the show's sixth season following the actor’s death on Friday (16 April). Posting to Instagram, director Anthony Byrne revealed that one of the show’s clapper boards had been decorated with a sketch of the actor in character as matriarch Polly Gray.

Peaky Blinders lost one of the family last week with the death of “Aunt Pol” Helen McCrory, but the hit BBC drama series forged on with filming on Monday while paying tribute to its former cast member.

Heartbroken. Damian Lewis paid tribute to his late wife, Helen McCrory, two days after announcing her death on Friday, April 16.

Cillian Murphy is mourning the loss of Helen McCrory.

Peaky Blinders paid tribute to one of its own stars Helen McCrory following her tragic death. The actress, who played a major part in the Brummie drama as matriarch Aunt Polly, was described as "inspirational and off-the-scale charismatic.

The showbiz world is mourning the loss of a signing star taken too soon as Helen McCrory tragically passed away from a battle with cancer at the age of 52.

READ MORE: Helen McCrory 'raised millions working tirelessly for others'The National Theatre's artistic director Rufus Norris said Ms McCrory was "unquestionably one of the great actors of her generation". He added: "We are shattered and will miss her terribly.

Helen McCrory, the stage and screen star known for her roles in the Harry Potter films and the BBC series Peaky Blinders, has died from cancer aged 52. Actor Damian Lewis, who married McCrory in 2007, shared a statement on Twitter announcing that she had died peacefully at home after “a heroic battle with cancer”.