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Peaky Blinders attended the premiere for the show’s sixth and final season on Thursday (February 24) at Cineworld in Birmingham.Sophie Rundle (Ada Shelby), Kate Phillips (Linda Shelby) and Natasha O’Keeffe (Lizzie Stark) were among those at the event, alongside Finn Cole (Michael Gray), Ned Dennehy (Charlie Strong) and Harry Kirton (Finn Shelby).Amber Anderson and Charlene McKenna were also in attendance, along with James Frecheville who is a newcomer for the final season.Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby, was unable to make the premiere due to filming commitments on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer.The actor will play the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic, an American physicist whose involvement in the Manhattan Project led him to be dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb”.Speaking about the role recently, Murphy said: “I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual.

Zack Sharf Christopher Nolan is now filming his atomic bomb drama “Oppenheimer,” which is notable for starring Cillian Murphy in the eponymous role of Manhattan Project leader J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Peaky Blinders fans will already know that there’s not long to wait until the sixth and final series hits our screens.The acclaimed crime drama, which will be back on the box from Sunday 27th February, is making it’s much welcomed return, as viewers pick up with Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and co. However, fans have been wondering how the show would address the absence of Polly Gray, following the sad passing of actress Helen McCrory. Helen, who died in April 2021, was a major fan favourite in the show thanks to yet another powerhouse performance.

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has revealed that he visited various Birmingham boozers to help him perfect Tommy Shelby's accent.

Award-winning period drama Peaky Blinders - inspired by a real crime gang from Birmingham - has gripped the nation since 2013 and it’s back for its sixth and final season this year.The last nine years have been a wild ride for the cast, including lead actor Cillian Murphy who plays crime boss Tommy Shelby.The Irish actor is famous for his roles in 28 Days Later, Inception and Batman Begins, but even he had to admit transforming into Tommy was a tricky task. Cillian told Radio Times: “I’m not a physically imposing person. I have to eat a lot of protein and lift a lot of weights - that takes a while, which I hate.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Cillian Murphy has spoken on his preparation for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, noting the similarities to his role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.The actor will take on the role of the American theoretical physicist, whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the moniker the “father of the atomic bomb”, in Nolan’s new film.Ahead of its release next year, Murphy has opened up a bit about his work on the character, revealing in a new interview with The Observer that he has been doing “an awful lot of reading”.“I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual,” he said. “The mechanics of it, that’s not really for me – I don’t have the intellectual capability to understand them, but these contradictory characters are fascinating.”Comparing Oppenheimer to the paradoxical nature of Shelby, he went on to explain: “Tommy Shelby’s a complete contradiction, too.

It's not long now until the sixth and final season of Steven Knight's gritty and violent drama Peaky Blinders returns to our screens.

Peaky Blinders saying that it will “honour” late actor Helen McCrory.McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the BBC series, died aged 52 from cancer in April last year – when filming on the sixth season had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.Opening up about the new season, Murphy said he thinks it will be a “tribute” to her.He told Variety: “I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honour her. Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season.“It’ll be different without her, you know.

The release date for the new season of Peaky Blinders has been revealed in a creative way in Birmingham.

K.J. Yossman BBC drama “Peaky Blinders” has set a premiere date for its sixth and final season.The show, led by Cillian Murphy, will return on Feb. 27.Murphy plays Tommy Shelby in the hit series.BBC revealed the news with an enormous mural painted on the side of a wall in Birmingham of Murphy’s face, which was tweeted with the caption: “The Shelbys are back in business.”The mural was created by by street artist Akse.

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 co-star Helen McCrory who sadly passed away from breast cancer last April. Speaking to Esquire UK, the actor opened up about how difficult it was filming the sixth series of the show without Helen, who he described as: "a magnificent person". He said: "We were just reeling throughout the whole thing.

Cillian Murphy revealed that returning to the set of Peaky Blinders without his co-star Helen McCrory was “very strange”.

Cillian Murphy has opened up about filming Peaky Blinders without Helen McCrory.The actor, who plays Tommy Shelby in the beloved BBC drama, discussed the experience filming the new season without his late co-star McCrory who passed away last year.“We were just reeling throughout the whole thing,” Murphy told Esquire. “She was a dear, dear pal and she was the beating heart of that show, so it felt very strange being on set without her.“The difficult thing to comprehend is that, if it wasn’t for COVID, there would be a whole other version of this show with Helen in it.”Murphy added: “But she was so private and so fucking brave and courageous. She was inspirational.

Cillian Murphy has said late actor Helen McCrory will be “very present” in the final season of Peaky Blinders, despite not filming any scenes.McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the BBC series, died aged 52 from cancer in April last year – when filming on the sixth season had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to Empire magazine, Murphy said: “What I always feel sad about is that we were about to shoot and then the pandemic happened and we had to stop. If we had shot then, Helen would’ve been in the show, and that makes me feel sad.“It’s a huge loss; it’s hard to comprehend it.

It’s been just about a year since news came that award-winning period gangster saga Peaky Blinders would end with its sixth season. Today, the series’ rabid global fanbase got a New Year’s treat with the BBC dropping the first trailer for Season 6. Watch it above.

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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.

Peaky Blinders.The actor spoke to Radio X’s Chris Moyles about his upcoming role in the sixth series of the hit show, and describe his time filming the show as a “joy”.“Cillian’s such a wonderful actor, he’s amazing and what a lovely, lovely, lovely fella,” Graham said.“To the extent, Chris, where there was a couple of moments – I had to pinch myself a couple of times because I was sat there in a scene with him, doing a rehearsal and stuff and I’ve kinda gone, ‘Ahh that’s Tommy Shelby!’”Hannah

Gallery: See what the cast of Line of Duty looked like at the start of their careers (Hello!)"In series six and beyond there are some nice surprises to come. "The cast members returning for season six include Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby.

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Peaky Blinders. Actress Helen McCrory had been in Peaky Blinders from the very beginning as the no-nonsense Aunt Polly.

Line Of Duty star, 47 - whose character on the show is currently a mystery - joined Tommy Shelby actor Cillian Murphy as he kicked off his duties in the period crime drama. The newcomer was due to shot scenes for his role last year before the pandemic, previously sharing: 'I was supposed to be starting Peaky Blinders but that has been put on hold indefinitely.

Peaky Blinders. Peaky Blinders follows a gangster family of Irish and Romani travellers in Birmingham.

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.

Peaky Blinders Cillian Murphy has paid tribute to his late co-star Helen McCrory.The actor, who plays Tommy Shelby in the series, starred opposite McCrory as matriarch Polly Gray.“I am broken-hearted to lose such a dear friend,” Murphy said in a statement to the PA news agency obtained by the Evening Standard. He continued: “Helen was a beautiful, caring, funny, compassionate human being.

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Aberdeenshire as part of filming for the final season of Peaky Blinders.The film and TV star was seen with the cast and crew of the hit BBC and Netflix show on Portsoy Harbour earlier today.Production crews turned the north east harbour into what looked like an 'American prison' for the day of filming.The 44-year-old Irish actor, who plays the starring role of Tommy Shelby in the popular series, was dressed in his full three-piece suit as he sauntered around the town.The cast and crew donned

Peaky Blinders, the writers have confirmed that this season will be the last. Series six is set to pick up from season five’s cliffhanger, where Tommy Shelby was left holding a gun to his head as a result of PTSD from World War One but now fans are trying to work out how the season will round off.

Have you watched everything on Netflix? Or perhaps you've ticked everything off the Amazon Prime list? Well, fear not, as it looks like Peaky Blinders will be back on screens soon as filming for series six has started.The hit show follows the life of Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, and the first episode landed on our screens on 12 September 2013, leaving viewers raving about the series.

Digital Spy he shared: ‘Yeah, it picks up directly.

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.