‘Peaky Blinders’ Pays Tribute To Helen McCrory With Illustrated Clapperboard

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 has paid tribute to Helen McCrory, who died aged 52. The star’s husband - actor Damian Lewis - announced the mother-of-two had died following a battle with cancer on Friday.

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.

death of leading actress Helen McCrory. It was the first time that the team had been on set since it was announced on Friday that the 52-year-old had lost her battle with cancer.

Peaky Blinders returned to filming season six of the hit BBC after hearing the tragic news of death of one of their own, Helen McCrory.

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.

Helen McCrory passed away yesterday at the age of 52 following a battle with cancer and her husband, Billions actor Damian Lewis, confirmed the news by writing a touching farewell to her.

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.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has led tributes to actress Helen McCrory following her shocking death. The passing of the beloved Brit, who played Aunt Polly Elizabeth Gray on the hit TV drama, was announced by her actor husband Damian Lewis on Twitter on Friday when he shared the sad news that she had lost her "heroic battle" with cancer, and Knight was among the first to pay his respects, calling the show's leading lady: "one of the great actors of her generation".

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”.