GANGSTER thriller Peaky Blinders is back this week after a three-year break – and viewers want answers. Tommy Shelby – played by Cillian Murphy – and his mob were left in peril at the end of the last series after their attempt to kill Oswald Mosley’s ended in tragedy.
The BBC1 production also faced hurdles due to Covid and the death of leading lady Helen McCrory. Deputy TV Editor FELICITY CROSS asks the eight key questions fans want to see resolved in the sixth series.
Peaky Blinders begins Sunday on BBC1 at 9pm. 1. How is Polly's exit handled? Chain-smoking matriarch Polly Gray featured in the script that was due to be filmed in March 2020 before Covid delayed shooting.
Then Helen McCrory, the actress who played her, died last year, which meant the drama’s creators had to rewrite vast sections of the plot.
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