Hats off to Steven Knight and Cillian Murphy: with Peaky Blinders , they created an absolute phenomenon. On the small screen, the Birmingham-set gangster story saw Tommy Shelby and his crew rise up in the aftermath of World War I. They feuded with the Italian Mob, ran an illegal gambling scheme, entered the underground booze business, and intersected with major points in British (and global) history. Then, with Series 6, it went out in a blaze of glory. Until now. Tommy Shelby is riding back into town for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – a feature film follow-up to the show, with cinematic ambitions to match. It’s World War II, a new generation of the Peaky Blinders, and the return of Cillian Murphy in one of his most iconic roles after his Oppenheimer Oscar win. Flatcaps

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