Helen Maccrory: Last News

Peaky Blinders are all still grieving the terrible loss, with Natasha O’Keeffe revealing she sometimes found herself talking to her on-set of the latest series.Helen, who played Aunt Polly in the hit BBC drama, won't appear in the new season but creator Steven Knight, reassured fans they'll see a tribute to the late actress.Ahead of the premiere of the highly-anticipated instalment, the cast spoke about their grief.Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby, admitted the show "simply won’t be the same".And in a new interview with Radio Times, Natasha revealed her death "knocked us all back".The actress, who plays Tommy's second wife Lizzie Stark, said: "There were some moments of happiness and laughter on set, but it was a very sad and surreal time."It’s hard to get your head around the fact that if filming hadn’t been delayed by Covid, Helen would have been in the sixth series."Aunt Polly was meant to be part of that story."She went on to explain she feels like Helen remained on set in a "spiritual" way."Sometimes I would find myself talking to her," she smiled"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 liked her."The emotion of it all comes in tidal waves. It’s still hard to believe..."It's understood that the series is dedicated to Helen, with Knight branding her "fundamental to the whole production".He told the publication: "Helen was so brilliant.

It's not long now until the sixth and final season of Steven Knight's gritty and violent drama Peaky Blinders returns to our screens.

Peaky Blinders saying that it will “honour” late actor Helen McCrory.McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the BBC series, died aged 52 from cancer in April last year – when filming on the sixth season had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.Opening up about the new season, Murphy said he thinks it will be a “tribute” to her.He told Variety: “I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honour her. Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season.“It’ll be different without her, you know.

BBC One has set the premiere date for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders with the award-winning period gangster saga set to return on February 27 at 9pm in the UK. The date was made official this morning in Birmingham, home to the fictional Shelby clan, via a 42-foot high mural looming over Digbeth’s Old Crown (see it in full below).

Peaky Blinders “simply won’t be the same” without Helen McCrory.The star went on to say that the show’s final season would be in the late actress’ memory.Cillian, who plays Tommy Shelby on the BBC favourite, reflected on how Helen’s absence has been felt on the show. Helen, who played the matriarchal figure Polly Gray on Peaky Blinders, died of cancer last year at the age of 52.She died before filming for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders had properly got underway, which means she will not appear on screens when the show returns.In an interview with Variety, Cillian discussed how he felt about Helen’s death and the impact it had on the final season of the show. “I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honour her,” he said.“Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season. “It’ll be different without her, you know.

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Peaky Blinders co-star Helen McCrory who sadly passed away from breast cancer last April. Speaking to Esquire UK, the actor opened up about how difficult it was filming the sixth series of the show without Helen, who he described as: "a magnificent person". He said: "We were just reeling throughout the whole thing.

Cillian Murphy has nothing but kind words to say about his late “Peaky Blinders” co-star Helen McCrory.

Cillian Murphy revealed that returning to the set of Peaky Blinders without his co-star Helen McCrory was “very strange”.

Cillian Murphy has opened up about filming Peaky Blinders without Helen McCrory.The actor, who plays Tommy Shelby in the beloved BBC drama, discussed the experience filming the new season without his late co-star McCrory who passed away last year.“We were just reeling throughout the whole thing,” Murphy told Esquire. “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.”Murphy added: “But she was so private and so fucking brave and courageous. She was inspirational.

Esquire UK how he was left “reeling” following his co-star’s death ahead of production.Cillian has opened up in a new interview ahead of the series airing on the BBC in February.One of the hardest aspects of filming, according to the star, was making it without Helen, who played Aunt Polly in the show.Helen died of breast cancer in April last year, as her husband Damian Lewis shared the news.Writing on Twitter, he said: “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family.“She died as she lived. Fearlessly.

Damian Lewis spoke publicly for the first time since the death of his late wife, actress Helen McCrory, and, fittingly, he did so at a poetry reading event dedicated in her honor.The and star took the stage Tuesday at the National Theatre in London for an event dubbed, . The event, based on the poetry anthologist Allie Esiri's book of the same name, also featured poetry readings from McCrory's closest friends.In front of a packed crowd nearing 1,000 in attendance, Lewis took the stage and and made note of the befitting event.«This evening is dedicated to her and it's perfect, because Helen loved the National Theatre,» said Lewis according to of London.

Damian Lewis continues to honor the memory of his late wife, Helen McCrory.

Damian Lewis opened up publicly for the first time about his late wife, Helen McCrory.

Damian Lewis is honoring his late wife Helen McCrory.

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While the world was mourning the recent loss of His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Damian wanted to acknowledge his own Duchess, his "little one", who he said was an even better person than she was an actress.He emotionally admitted that in Helen’s final few days, despite her astonishing television and film career, theatre work is what made her "heart sing".He wrote in the Sunday Times: “As I sit down to write this, I can hear Helen shouting from the bed, ‘Keep it short, Damian, it’s not about you’."He went on to state that while Helen was going through her final days, the late actress put others before herself and was constantly thanking her carers as they comforted her."She was funny as hell," he recalled, before going on to say that nurses and staff at the Royal Marsden Hospital had looked forward to her visits, stating that Helen brightened their days by asking how they were getting on, as well as discussing their lives away from work.Writing in The Sunday Times, Damian said: "Helen would say, 'Well, their job's much more difficult than mine,' and she was dying."He painfully went on to add that while his wife had taught their beloved children to not be afraid of what life may throw at them, instead leaving them with her "fearlessness, wit, curiosity, talent and beauty," she also told them: "Don't be sad, because even though I'm about to snuff it, I've lived the life I wanted to."He said: "Already, I miss her," before saying that the James Bond’s Skyfall star had "shone more brightly in the last few months", but had shown bravery and generosity while attempting to "normalise" her death, with the "meteor" in their life, insisting that nobody close to her should be sad.

Damian Lewis has remembered his late wife Helen McCrory at a poetry reading event dedicated to the actress.

Damian Lewis has paid an emotional tribute to his late wife Helen McCrory as he's spoken publicly about her for the first time since her tragic death. Hollywood star Helen, who starred in the Harry Potter films and the TV series Peaky Blinders, passed away in April 2021 following a "heroic battle with cancer" at the age of 52. Now, nine months later, her widow husband Damian, 50, has opened up on the loss of his "perfect" Helen at the National Theatre.

Cillian Murphy has said late actor Helen McCrory will be “very present” in the final season of Peaky Blinders, despite not filming any scenes.McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the BBC series, died aged 52 from cancer in April last year – when filming on the sixth season had been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to Empire magazine, Murphy said: “What I always feel sad about is that we were about to shoot and then the pandemic happened and we had to stop. If we had shot then, Helen would’ve been in the show, and that makes me feel sad.“It’s a huge loss; it’s hard to comprehend it.