Peaky blinders actor Cillian Murphy says returning to set without Helen McCrory was 'very strange'
dailyrecord.co.ukCillian Murphy revealed that returning to the set of Peaky Blinders without his co-star Helen McCrory was “very strange”. Helen sadly passed away last April after a 'heroic battle' with cancer.Cillian and Helen started filming for the BBC One series when it started back in 2013, and he has since described her as the “beating heart” of the show.McCrory’s husband, Damian Lewis, announced in April that she had died at home at the age of 52, surrounded by her family.Filming of the sixth and final series of the period crime drama began in January 2021, after it initially had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.McCrory was absent from the beginning of filming due to her cancer diagnosis.Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby in the show, told Esquire UK: “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****** brave and courageous.
She was inspirational. People throw that word around, but she genuinely was.“Her values, the way she dealt with her kids and Damian.
She cares about everybody. She’s really funny and really cool, and she had this real warmth. She really cared.“It’s just… I still can’t believe she’s not here.
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