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28.09.2022 / 20:39
‘Peaky Blinders’ creator teases new series: “If there is an appetite for the world then it will continue”
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has hinted the story could continue with a brand-new series.The sixth series of the BBC drama – which is set in post-World War I Birmingham and follows the Shelby family – was originally billed as the show’s last, but Knight has now said that another series will follow if there’s an appetite for it.The writer explained that, following the completion of the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, he would be handing over creative responsibilities to a new team, with new stories likely to be set in the ’50s.“I think after the film, we will look at [it],” he told the BBC. “It would be me sort of launching possible new stories into the ’50s, and then I would hand over the baton of writing and creating the thing to other people.He added: “But if there is an appetite for the world then it will continue.”Asked if he was hinting towards a new television series, he replied: “Yeah, but this would be post-film.