Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole has said that he “never really got out the gates” in the hit TV show. The actor, who is set to feature in Sky Atlantic’s new series Gangs Of London, said that the crime drama based in Birmingham was “Cillian (Murphy’s) show”.
He added that he had “asked to leave” Peaky Blinders to “explore new avenues and new characters and new stories”. After starring in four series of the show, he said that he has “spent the last few years turning down gang-related shows, because when a show does well, you get offered a lot of them”.
He added that when he initially heard about Gangs Of London, his first thought was to turn it down. “I just thought, I know what it’s going to be.
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