By order of the Peaky Blinders , after months of rumour and speculation, a blockbuster film has officially been greenlit, with Cillian Murphy at the helm. Well, of course he is..
. Back in the role of piercing-eyed Tommy Shelby, the flat-capped Brummie crime boss, Cillian himself is producing this next chapter. After that dramatic series six finale more than two years ago, we’re desperate to see how the Blinders have moved on.
Netflix dropped a tease on social media, a photo of the hefty script, but with cast and crew tight-lipped, there are plenty of burning questions we need answered. Delving into the details, Daily Mirror TV Columnist Sara Wallis reveals everything we know so far..
. Plot details are being kept under lock and key, although writer Steven Knight has previously revealed that the series finale in 2022 set up a film to be set during the Second World War. The BBC show’s six seasons spanned the end of the First World War through to the end of Prohibition in the US in 1933.
At this point, will Tommy be a much older and wiser character? Cillian said: “If we want to watch 50-year-old Tommy Shelby, I will be there. Let’s do it.” Knight, who has written the screenplay, says: “It will be an explosive chapter in the Peaky Blinders story.
No holds barred. Full-on Peaky Blinders at war .” If you need a reminder of the story so far, seasons 1-6 are available to watch on BBC iPlayer .
As Tommy once said: “Whiskey’s good proofing water. Tells you who’s real.