Cillian Murphy Reveals The Hardest Part Of Shooting Peaky Blinders’ Final Season
BBC By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 3, 2022 11:52 am EST
“Peaky Blinders” lead Cillian Murphy revealed the hardest part of shooting the sixth and final season of the show. In an interview with TVLine, Murphy opened up about the filming process of “Peaky Blinders,” and how it felt “very strange” to be on set without co-star Helen McCrory, who died last April at age 52. McCrory played Aunt Polly, the matriarch of the Shelby family and treasurer of the Birmingham criminal gang, who was also a close advisor to Thomas throughout the series.
Cillian Murphy Reveals The Hardest Part Of Shooting Peaky Blinders’ Final Season
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By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 3, 2022 11:52 am EST
“Peaky Blinders” lead Cillian Murphy revealed the hardest part of shooting the sixth and final season of the show. In an interview with TVLine, Murphy opened up about the filming process of “Peaky Blinders,” and how it felt “very strange” to be on set without co-star Helen McCrory, who died last April at age 52. McCrory played Aunt Polly, the matriarch of the Shelby family and treasurer of the Birmingham criminal gang, who was also a close advisor to Thomas throughout the series.
The Beating Heart of the Show
Murphy also opened up about dealing with the loss on a personal level:
“We were just reeling throughout the whole thing. 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. But she was so private and so f–king brave and courageous.”
“Peaky Blinders” screenwriter Steven Knight seems to be aiming for a sort of complex duality for Murphy’s character in the final stretch of the show, making the decision to not force a redemption arc that is not well-earned. While Murphy himself did not offer details about the narrative of the final season, he referred to the bleak, somber mood of the storyline, calling it “dark as f***.”
“I still can’t believe she’s not here. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve never lost anyone like that — who was young and a friend. It was very confusing. But she was magnificent. She was an absolutely magnificent person.”
“Peaky Blinders” season 6 is expected to be released in February 2022 on BBC One.
