OHMYGOSSIP — A ‘Peaky Blinders’ documentary is to accompany the forthcoming final series.
The BBC One period drama’s sixth series is expected to begin later this month, and to coincide with the show, a double helping of ‘The Real Peaky Blinders’ will look at the real-life gang of Victorian Birmingham in the 1800s, who inspired the hit programme.
A TV insider said: “This will be a treat for devotees of the drama, some of whom may not have been aware that it was based on a true story.”
The documentary is expected to feature some “fascinating” and “quite shocking” tales of the real-life gang of the same name, who are said to have got their moniker from stitching razor blades into the peak of their caps.
The insider added to The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Though the gangs which inspired the Shelby clan are different in many ways, the similarities are fascinating and in many cases quite shocking.
“The documentary is a fitting way to help mark the end of the ‘Peaky Blinders’ TV phenomenon which has hooked viewers for the past nine years.”
Cillian Murphy – who plays gang leader Tommy Shelby in the BBC show – recently admitted he hopes the new season will “live up to the memory” of his late co-star Helen McCrory.
Helen died last April following a secret battle with cancer, and she was unable to film any scenes as Aunt Polly for the upcoming sixth series of the drama.
But her co-star Cillian insisted her character’s presence is still “very much felt”.
He said: “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. It simply won’t be the same. I’ve spoken about how phenomenal she was as an actress and as a person and it is an enormous loss to the whole acting community and not just for our show.
“My thoughts are always with Damian [Lewis] and her kids. I just hope that the show will live up to her memory and our memory of her.”

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