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Cillian Murphy has paid tribute to his Peaky Blinders co-star Benjamin Zephaniah, who died on Thursday (December 7), aged 65.The pair appeared together in the BBC period crime drama, with Murphy playing protagonist Tommy Shelby and Zephaniah as Jeremiah “Jimmy” Jesus, a Jamaican-born street preacher and friend of Shelby’s.“Benjamin was a truly gifted and beautiful human being – a generational poet, writer, musician and activist. A proud Brummie and a Peaky Blinder,” said Murphy in a statement, (via Deadline).

The Smile have shared a new video for recent single ‘Pana-vision’ which featured in the final episode of Peaky Blinders.The Radiohead side project – comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner – dropped the track back in April following the long-running BBC show’s season six finale.The band, shared a short a clip featuring Cillian Murphy flipping a coin in the air, yesterday.Now, they have dropped the full video for the track, which you can view below.Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the final season.“Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff,” he told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that.

The Smile have teased a new video for recent single ‘Pana-vision’ which featured in the final episode of Peaky Blinders.The Radiohead side project – comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner – shared the track back in April following the long-running BBC show’s season six finale.Now the band, have shared a short a clip of the eerie song which you can view below, featuring Cillian Murphy flipping a coin in the air.The band have announced that the full video will drop tomorrow (July 20) at 2pm BST.Coming tomorrow, 2pm BST.https://t.co/EenDATd51l pic.twitter.com/Ay9ocdlUTi— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) July 19, 2022Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the final season.“Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff,” he told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that.

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new single titled ‘That’s How Horses Are’, written for the final season of Peaky Blinders.The song is a stunning piano-driven piece, that swells with the addition of strings about halfway through. A haunting and atmospheric cut, it joins Yorke’s March release ‘5.17’, which also features in the Peaky Blinders sixth season.Listen to ‘That’s How Horses Are’ below. Speaking to NME in February, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed that Yorke and Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood had contributed some new and original music to the show’s final season.“I’m over the moon about all of that,” he told NME.

Peaky Blinders franchise is expanding further with a ballet show in London. Tickets are available here.Performed by the Rambert Dance Company, Peaky Blinders: The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby is written for the stage by show creator Steven Knight.The limited run show is heading to the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London, with performances scheduled from October 12 to November 6.Ticket prices range from £24 to £90 and can be purchased here.A synopsis for the show reads: “Tommy and the Peakys fought side by side at Flanders and this piece takes us into the trenches.

Peaky Blinders’ sixth and final season will be a feature-length episode.Director Anthony Byrne confirmed the finale runtime is 81 minutes to RadioTimes.com, teasing something “very different” is in store.“It’s such a Peaky thing to do for the last hurrah,” Byrne said. “It’s the 10:22 news for one night only.“It feels very, very different to the rest of the season. It feels very, very different to anything we’ve done before.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has said that characters introduced in season six help set up the forthcoming film based on the series.While characters Tommy (Cillian Murphy) and Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) have been confirmed for the upcoming film, the rest of the cast has yet to be confirmed.Now, in an interview with Esquire, Knight said the new characters in season six, which is currently airing on BBC One and is set to hit Netflix in June, will shape the direction of the film.He said: “In series six we’re bringing in the new generation, and they are going to be part of what happens in [the] film. I think it’s finding those actors that you just watch and you think, there you go.

Peaky Blinders has responded to some criticism of the latest season.While the season has been largely praised by critics and fans alike, some have criticised the pacing of the show and its lack of action when compared to previous seasons.Director Anthony Byrne, who worked on both seasons five and six, told Radio Times that he has “no problem” with criticism but added: “you can’t continue to give people what they’re expecting.”He continued: “You’re taking a show like Peaky that is culturally relevant, it’s a TV phenomenon, and there’s an expectation of, ‘I want Arthur kicking the s**t out of people and I want Tommy being Tommy and more Peaky stuff.’“Season four was that. Season four was a gangster season with the Italians and the Peakys.

Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke has shared a new song written for the sixth season of Peaky Blinders – check out the haunting ‘5.17’ below.Last month, Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne revealed to NME that Yorke and  Radiohead bandmate Jonny Greenwood have contributed some new and original music to the upcoming sixth and final season of the show.“I’m over the moon about all of that,” Byrne said. “The music has always been really important historically, and I was really keen to bring a dramatic score into it.

With the sixth and final season of period gangster epic Peaky Blinders currently enjoying a strong run in the UK, Netflix has set the premiere date for the rest of the world. All six episodes of Season 6 will launch on the streaming service at 12:01AM on June 10 in the U.S. and all markets where Netflix has the show’s rights.

By order of the Peaky Blinders, Universal Music is issuing a blood-red vinyl edition of the official soundtrack to the popular series, which just tied its own record for viewers in the Season 6 debut.

The highly-anticipated Season 6 premiere of period gangster epic Peaky Blinders was watched by 3.8 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, according to overnight figures. That makes it the biggest launch for the Shelby clan ever, coming in above the Season 5 debut’s 3.7 million overnight average. It also ties the series record previously set by the Season 5 finale in September 2019. The market share was 21.8% on Sunday with a peak of 4.1 million viewers. The episode faced strong competition from the season finale of ITV drama Trigger Point which ended up winning the 9pm slot.

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has revealed that Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have contributed some new and original music to the upcoming sixth and final season of the show.The Birmingham period crime-noir drama will premiere its final season this weekend (Sunday February 27), and, as usual, fans are eager to hear what music will feature in the show.Alongside Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‘ theme tune of ‘Red Right Hand’, the show has famously featured music by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, Royal Blood, Laura Marling, IDLES, Savages and Foals – as well as an original score by Anna Calvi on the last season.With Radiohead’s music having previously featured in key scenes, it has now been revealed that bandmates Yorke and Greenwood have penned new pieces for the upcoming series.“Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood contributed some original stuff,” director Anthony Bryne told NME. “I’m over the moon about all of that.

BBC One has set the premiere date for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders with the award-winning period gangster saga set to return on February 27 at 9pm in the UK. The date was made official this morning in Birmingham, home to the fictional Shelby clan, via a 42-foot high mural looming over Digbeth’s Old Crown (see it in full below).

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has teased that its final season will arrive “sooner than you think”.In an Instagram update today (November 20), Byrne published a brief teaser visual of the BBC One series. The clip starts with main star Cillian Murphy walking in an empty street with a large bag in hand.

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 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.

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.

Liam Gallagher has shared the official video for his recent single ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ – you can watch it below.The former Oasis frontman released the festive track late last month, and has since performed it live on The Jonathan Ross Show and as part of his Down By The River Thames live-stream.Today (December 8), Gallagher has shared the single’s wintery, black-and-white video, which was helmed by Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne.The video starts with a piano playing itself as

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has opened up about how season six will begin following the tense season five finale.At the end of the last season, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) was seen in a state of distress in a field as he held a gun to his head.Speaking to Digital Spy, Byrne explained that season six will pick-up straight from this moment as audiences find out Shelby’s fate.“It picks up directly,” he said.

Peaky Blinders director Anthony Byrne has teased the introduction of a new female character in the show’s upcoming sixth season.Production on the new season has been halted recently due to the coronavirus pandemic.Discussing the new season with Digital Spy, Byrne said: “There’s a great female character who is new, who is pretty dark. I haven’t seen a character like her in Peaky before.“I won’t say who she is,” he added, “but she certainly gives Tommy a run for his money.

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