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Peaky Blinders made a welcome return to our screens recently, with the sixth and final series of the hit drama currently airing weekly on BBC One. Cillian Murphy takes centre stage one final time as Birmingham-based gangster Tommy Shelby, while other stars such as Tom Hardy and Paul Anderson have also reprised their iconic roles for the sixth series.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has said that characters introduced in season six help set up the forthcoming film based on the series.While characters Tommy (Cillian Murphy) and Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) have been confirmed for the upcoming film, the rest of the cast has yet to be confirmed.Now, in an interview with Esquire, Knight said the new characters in season six, which is currently airing on BBC One and is set to hit Netflix in June, will shape the direction of the film.He said: “In series six we’re bringing in the new generation, and they are going to be part of what happens in [the] film. I think it’s finding those actors that you just watch and you think, there you go.

Russell Wilson is officially the new quarterback for the Denver Broncos, and he earned his new jersey with his family by his side.The Bart Starr Award winner was introduced as the new quarterback on Wednesday with wife Ciara and their kids, daughter Sienna, 4, son Win, 1, and Ciara's 7-year-old son, Future, from a previous relationship. Wilson was pictured holding up his new orange jersey, which bears the No.

Young Dolph was shot 22 times when he was murdered outside of a Memphis bakery last November, according to new autopsy results.Reporting findings from the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, FOX13 Memphis has revealed that the rapper (real name Adolph Thorton Jr.) was shot in his left chest, left abdomen, right chin, right neck, right shoulder, both arms and multiple times in his back.Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis on November 17, 2021. According to eyewitnesses, the 36-year-old musician was shot through the window of Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies, a local bakery in his hometown.Three suspects have so far been alleged to be involved in Dolph’s murder.

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Tom Hardy has returned to season six of Peaky Blinders as Alfie Solomons after he was shot in the face by Tommy Shelby in series four. The 44 year old actor, whose character has suffered facial injuries after the brutal shot in series four, is said to 'love' playing the role of the leader of a Jewish gang in the British period crime drama which is set in Birmingham. Meanwhile fans have praised his return to the hit BBC One series with one tweeting: "Tom Hardy’s performance in Peaky Blinders truly deserves an award." But while Tom, who married actress Charlotte Riley in 2014, is very committed to his acting, he also has a very impressive tattoo collection and has 30 inkings on his body.

Peaky Blinders are teasing the return of Esme in this week’s forthcoming episode.At the end of the second episode, Tommy (Cillian Murphy) reached out to Esme (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) to help with Ruby’s illness.Now, new photos show Esme and Tommy walking through a field together, and Esme posing on her own in nature. Take a look here:In the first season of the show, Esme had married John Shelby (Joe Cole) as part of an arranged agreement to mother his four children.She mostly stayed away from business matters, and retreated after John was murdered in season four.This marks the first time Esme will feature in the show since those episodes, with the second episode of season six seeing Tommy picking up the phone and saying: “Madonna, put me through to the number I gave you for Esme Shelby Lee.” In a recap of the last episode of Peaky Blinders, NME wrote: “With the arrival of the NHS still 14 years away, Tommy places a call to Esme, wife of late brother John.

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Peaky Blinders’ Arthur Shelby actor Paul Anderson looks a world away from the tough ‘hardman’ role he plays on the BBC drama. The show has just kicked off its sixth and final series with Cillian Murphy’s character Tommy Shelby’s older brother Arthur becoming a fan favourite in the series, which follows the life of a gangster family living in Birmingham in the early 20th century. As perhaps the most brutal of the Shelby clan, Arthur is known for his intense fighting skills and violent behaviour - including beating someone to death with a hammer and killing a child at a boxing match.

Express.co.uk, Peaky Blinders actress Natasha O’Keeffe, 35, revealed some inspiring memories of filming with her late co-star, Helen McCrory, who played the Shelby family matriarch Aunt Polly, in a tribute to her.Natasha, who plays Lizzie Shelby in the hit show, spoke to Express.co.uk at the red carpet premiere of the sixth season of Peaky Blinders in Birmingham.The BBC star plays Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Shelby, the second wife of Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy).The 35-year-old praised Helen, who died of breast cancer in April last year at the age of 52, for always being “very modest about her abilities” and added that Helen “never realised how much she was giving you.“As a younger actor, on set with her, I was learning so, so much.”Natasha added: “The ‘tea leaves’ scene in season four always comes to mind, because it just felt like these two ladies [who] know each other…“It’s about Lizzie being pregnant with Tommy’s child, so I think that’s one of the scenes that really spring to mind [between] Lizzie and Polly.”In the scene, Aunt Polly reads Lizzie’s tea leaves to predict her fortune and tells Lizzie she is pregnant.Aunt Polly’s prediction would prove to be true when Lizzie later gives birth to daughter, Ruby Shelby, later in the series.Natasha, who has recently spoken about her spiritual connection with the late Helen McCrory, added that the character of Polly Gray was a “wise woman”.In an interview with Radio Times, she explained: “Sometimes I would find myself talking to her.”“It wasn’t a conscious decision, more like an instinct.“I felt the need to connect with her in some way and so I’d ask for strength or encouragement between takes.”She added: “I also listened to Nina Simone in my trailer because I know Helen

Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole has opened up about leaving the hit BBC show, which returned to screens last weekend (February 27).The actor played John Shelby in the show, brother of Tommy Shelby played by Cillian Murphy. He held the role for three seasons before leaving in 2017.Speaking to Radio Times about leaving the show, Cole said he had no regrets.“In society we’re told to play by the rules and live your life in a certain way,” he began.

Sophie Rundle has made a return to our screens thanks to the release of the sixth, and final, season of the BBC hit show Peaky Blinders. Reprising her role of Ada Shelby - gang boss Tommy’s sister - the 33 year old has been a staple on our TV sets since the show’s debut back in 2013. So, as we watch Ada and co on the Birmingham-based show for the very last time, here’s a look at the talented actress’ life off-screen… Successful acting career Though Sophie may be best known for her role as Ada Shelby, her career in the world of acting is far more than the BBC drama.

Peaky Blinders star Annabelle Wallis has reportedly split from boyfriend Chris Pine, according to reports.The couple were first linked in 2018, but have reportedly called time on their relationship “months” ago after keeping their relationship largely secret. A source has claimed that the pair "have broken up and haven't been together for a few months,” according to Entertainment Tonight.

The highly-anticipated Season 6 premiere of period gangster epic Peaky Blinders was watched by 3.8 million viewers in the UK on Sunday, according to overnight figures. That makes it the biggest launch for the Shelby clan ever, coming in above the Season 5 debut’s 3.7 million overnight average. It also ties the series record previously set by the Season 5 finale in September 2019. The market share was 21.8% on Sunday with a peak of 4.1 million viewers. The episode faced strong competition from the season finale of ITV drama Trigger Point which ended up winning the 9pm slot.

Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy returns to screens this weekend in the trademark grey flat cap as he embodies perhaps his most famous role - Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby.

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.

Young Dolph has gone missing after he was released from prison.Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis on November 17, 2021. According to eyewitnesses, the 36-year-old musician was shot through the window of a bakery, Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies. A private funeral was held on November 30, before a section of a street in the neighbourhood he grew up in was renamed in his honour on December 15.28-year-old Shundale Barnett was arrested last month in connection with the case, and was charged as an accessory to Dolph’s murder. After being released from custody on January 21, Barnett has disappeared and is wanted by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, with an arrest warrant being issued, WREG report (via Complex).Clay County Sheriff Paul Harden said: “On Jan.

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.

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