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Peaky Blinders creator reveals plan for Arthur Shelby changed while writing The Immortal Man

Peaky Blinders creator reveals plan for Arthur Shelby changed while writing The Immortal Man

Published by Daniella Wilson

*Spoiler warning for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man* One of the biggest questions fans had going into Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man was how it would handle the absence of one of the show’s biggest characters: Arthur Shelby Jr. (Paul Anderson). The eldest Shelby sibling had always been a violent and troubled figure, sometimes proving to be a thorn in the side of his younger brother Tommy (Cillian Murphy). Peaky Blinders season 6 ended with Arthur still alive but mourning the departure of his brother Tommy. However, in the opening of The Immortal Man, we learn that Arthur is dead and buried in Tommy’s garden – initially suggested to be either through Arthur’s own actions or an accident in a struggle with Tommy. As the film goes on, we discover a much darker truth… Cillian Murphy as Tommy in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Robert Viglasky/Netflix © 2026. “I’ve been avoiding saying that for so long,” Knight said on The Immortal Man podcast, as noted by TUDUM. “Sometimes something occurs to you that explains what you’ve …

Peaky Blinders creator talks importance of Tommy Shelby fighting fascism

Peaky Blinders creator talks importance of Tommy Shelby fighting fascism

Published by Daniella Wilson

This article appears in Radio Times magazine. As Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man arrives on Netflix on Friday 20 March 2026, Michael Hodges speaks with the franchise’s creator, Steven Knight, about this explosive outing for Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy)… The film dwells on Tommy’s existential crisis before the big things happen — are you teasing us? It’s Cillian Murphy having an existential crisis, so there’s plenty to look at. Though you can feel it, that voice saying, “Come on, get out there, put the guns back on!” However, he does something good, and I wanted it to be a big something good. The film is based on the events of Operation Bernhard, when the Nazi government printed millions of pounds worth of fake currency. At the end of the Second World War, the Bank of England changed the design of the £5 note because they believed a lot of that fake currency had entered Britain. Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Netflix Tommy’s decision to fight fascism has a contemporary resonance — did you …

Cillian Murphy reflects on 13 years as Tommy Shelby: ‘I feel immensely proud’

Cillian Murphy reflects on 13 years as Tommy Shelby: ‘I feel immensely proud’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Irish actor Cillian Murphy has described his extensive tenure as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders as a role he will “never experience again,” reflecting on 13 years embodying the iconic gangster. The Cork-born star led the acclaimed crime drama for nearly a decade, portraying the ruthless leader of the Birmingham-based Shelby family. While the series concluded in 2022, Murphy is set to reprise his role in the forthcoming spin-off film, The Immortal Man, which will see Shelby drawn back from self-imposed exile amidst the turmoil of the Second World War. Speaking at a recent press conference, the 49-year-old actor expressed immense pride in the show’s enduring legacy. “I feel really, really proud of the work. It’s nuts that it’s been so long. The end of 2012 is when we shot the original series,” he stated. “So many people have watched it, …

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Is Cillian Murphy’s Epic Return As Tommy Shelby

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Is Cillian Murphy’s Epic Return As Tommy Shelby

Published by Sam Flores

Tommy Shelby is finally back on our screens after four years away. The long-awaited Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, is in select cinemas now (ahead of its arrival on Netflix on 20 March), and it ushers in a new chapter in the Shelby clan’s story. As a long-time fan of the show, I had been a little worried that a movie may not have the same magic as the show did. But boy, was I wrong. Steven Knight has created something incredibly special with this film. It’s everything that a fan of the show could want it to be, and even more. Personally, I’d give it five stars. After all, is there anything more iconic than seeing Tommy Shelby back in his baker boy cap? I think not. The Immortal Man marks a new era for the Peaky Blinders It all starts in Birmingham in 1940. The characters are in the midst of the Second World War, and the Peaky Blinders are working on one of their biggest plots yet, when chaos ensues. Barry …

Peaky Blinders’ Cillian Murphy’s condition for Tommy Shelby return

Peaky Blinders’ Cillian Murphy’s condition for Tommy Shelby return

Published by Daniella Wilson

It wasn’t an easy sell to get Cillian Murphy to don his cap again and take back up the mantel of Tommy Shelby, by the sounds of it. But if anyone can get it done, it’s creator Steven Knight. Murphy, who first embodied the character he’s become synonymous with in the BBC TV series back in 2013, was confirmed to be reprising the role last year, months before filming began on the long-rumoured movie continuation, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. “It was pretty much from like 2019-2020 we’ve been talking about this and going through different versions of the script and working it and reworking and revising it,” Murphy told Deadline recently, ahead of the film’s release. However, it took more than just an invitation for him to agree to come back: the Oscar-winner felt the movie needed to “justify its existence” after what he thought was a perfect ending to season 6. “For me personally, I really felt that the film needed to justify its existence because I love the ambiguity of the ending …