The next instalment sees Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) get close to Gina Gray (Anya Taylor-Joy), the well-connected wife of his cousin Michael (Finn Cole).
Despite him likely wanting some vengeance, Tommy has some ambitious plans ahead this season – but will he succeed?
Meanwhile, Tommy’s sister Ada Thorne (Sophie Rundle) has taken a bigger role in the family business and verbally sparred with Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin), Lady Diana Mitford (Amber Anderson), Jack Nelson (James Frecheville).
Previously, Rundle recently revealed to press that the season won’t have a “neat” ending, stating that it “keeps the world alive”.
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That will no doubt come as good news for fans – with Knight having previously confirmed that a film was in the works to be set after the events of the series finale.
Peaky Blinders season 6 is also noteworthy for seeing the return of Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons, a character who showrunner Steven Knight promises will cause “chaos” in this final run of episodes.
“I think it’s difficult to explain without giving stuff away, but we might find Alfie in a position not quite as strong as he normally is. And the question is, can he build himself back up?”
Knight also revealed that Michael Gray “wants to kill” Tommy Shelby as their feud continues while speaking about the tribute to late star Helen McCrory – who tragically passed away last year – he said: “I think we’ve done it right.”
And Knight has already been teasing what the movie’s plot will entail, explaining that “It’s about a sort of untold story that happened in the Second World War, which Peakys are going to be involved in.”
The new episodes promise to be a final reckoning for the Shelby family as Tommy goes up against evil fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) once more in what will be sure to be a tense showdown.
As if that wasn’t enough, Tommy also has to contend with issues in his own family, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Boston gangsters, and his own demons.
Asked about whether we’ll see the show heading towards Tommy’s redemption, star Cillian Murphy said: “I think that’s what Steve was aiming for,” he says, “with loads of wrong turns along the way. But I don’t know. I’ll leave that to the court of public opinion. I don’t know if he’s been redeemed.”
He continued: “Duality is what I’m interested in, that thing of: how the f**k can he be such a sensitive, good father but commit this heinous f**king act? People are willing to spend an awful long time with characters who, if someone described them to you in daily life, you would say, ‘Keep that person away from me.’ Is it only in television that that exists?”
It’s not the first time Murphy has warned fans that season 6 is going to be dark.
“I think it’s going to be very intense,” Murphy previously told Rolling Stone. “The word we keep using is ‘gothic’. Yeah, it’s going to be heavy!”
With all of that in mind, read on for everything you need to know about Peaky Blinders season 6, including new characters and storyline teasers – as well as the Peaky Blinders movie.
Peaky Blinders season 6 release date and time
Peaky Blinders season 6 premiered on Sunday 27th February 2022 at 9pm GMT on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
Episodes will air weekly on terrestrial television and also be released on BBC iPlayer at the same time.
The series finale of Peaky Blinders is due to air on Sunday 3rd April 2022.
The month of the season’s start date was finally confirmed by the broadcaster towards the end of January, including in adverts which were trailed in UK cinemas.
The Peaky Blinders season 6 star Conrad Khan had speculated that the series would be released in February 2022.
“That comes out, from what I last heard – I mean, these things change so quickly – I think that will come out next February, the beginning of next year,” he said whilst promoting Baptiste series two.
This was also supported by an Instagram post from actor Paul Anderson who shared an image of himself with Cillian Murphy from filming the pilot of the series: “This is the first ever image of Tommy and Arthur.
“We picked these guns up for the first time 10 years ago, and next month we put them down for the last time!”
He added: “Coming soon… PEAKY BLINDERS SEASON 6… thank you to our amazing fans for waiting and for the incredible love over the last decade.”
Filming previously got underway at the start of 2021, with The Bolton News reporting in April that various lead stars had been spotted filming at the picturesque Le Mans Crescent in Bolton.
Emmett J Scanlan (Billy Grade) also shared a black-and-white preview of the Peaky Blinders set in April 2021.
The UK was still in lockdown at the time, and Murphy has since revealed he was required to move only between set and his rented flat. “It wasn’t a very pleasant shooting experience,” he told Esquire, “for loads of different reasons.”
Filming officially wrapped back in June 2021, with cutting on the final episode finished in mid-November 2021.
However, there was “still a lot more to do” in November, according to director Anthony Byrne as we continued to wait, and wait, and wait some more for word on when the final chapter would make its debut.
Peaky Blinders season 6 was delayed by COVID-19.
The new episodes were written and had gone into pre-production prior to the pandemic taking hold, but filming had to be postponed in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
When will Peaky Blinders season 6 be released on Netflix?
Peaky Blinders season 6 will arrive on Netflix on 10th June 2022.
The season consists of six episodes and it is expected that all will arrive on Netflix at once.
Seasons 1 to 5 are all available to stream on both Netflix and BBC iPlayer now.
How many episodes of Peaky Blinders season 6 will there be?
Every other season of Peaky Blinders has had six episodes apiece, so we’d expect season six to follow that pattern.
However, there is a chance we could see a couple of those episodes extend beyond the usual runtime, with Anthony Byrne telling Digital Spy that longer first and last episodes are being considered.
As for what the episode titles will be, these are available below.
- Black Day – 27th February 2022
- Black Shirt – 6th March 2022
- Gold – 13th March 2022
- Sapphire – 20th March 2022
- The Road to Hell – 27th March 2022
- TBC – 3rd April 2022
We shall update with episode titles once these become available.
Peaky Blinders season 6 review
The first reviews for the Peaky Blinders season 6 premiere have started to arrive.
One fan penned: “Steven Knight’s conviction in this world coupled with myriad memorable performances and gloriously cinematic direction – season 5’s Anthony Byrne has once again taken the reins on the latest instalment, making him the first director to return – fuses to create TV magic.”
On the tragic absence of Helen McCrory, she added: ” The way in which Knight has simultaneously paid tribute to McCrory the human being and the character of Polly is a breathtaking triumph. To go into any detail would be to dishonour the moment, but it is achingly poignant and tender, and you will be moved in a way that you won’t yet have experienced at any point during Peaky Blinders’ run.”
Peaky Blinders season 6 cast
The confirmed Peaky Blinders season 6 cast members are as follows.
- Cillian Murphy as Thomas “Tommy” Shelby
- Natasha O’Keeffe as Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shelby (née Stark)
- Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby
- Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne (née Shelby)
- Finn Cole as Michael Gray
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Esme Shelby-Lee
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray
- Sam Claflin as Sir Oswald Mosley
- Tom Hardy as Alfred “Alfie” Solomons
- Ian Peck as Curly
- Harry Kirton as Finn Shelby
- Kate Phillips as Linda Shelby
- Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong
- Benjamin Zephaniah as Jeremiah “Jimmy” Jesus
- Emmett J Scanlan as Billy Grade
- Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs
- Daryl McCormack as Isiah Jesus
- Neil Maskell as Winston Churchill
- Charlene McKenna as Captain Swing/Laura McKee
- Pauline Turner as Frances
- Amber Anderson as Lady Diana Mitford
- James Frecheville as Jack Nelson
- Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg
- Conrad Khan as Duke
- Aneurin Barnard as Dr Holford
On 16th April 2021, the tragic news broke that Aunt Polly Gray actress Helen McCrory had died following a cancer diagnosis.
Murphy said that McCrory was his “closest colleague on Peaky” and that he was “in awe” of the way the actress lived her life.
“One of the finest actors I’ve ever worked opposite,” he told The Guardian. “Any material, any scene… she made it special. She could do power and vulnerability, one after the other. She was just so cool and fun, and had such compassion for everyone she met. I was kind of in awe about how she lived her life – the way she balanced her work and her family so beautifully.”
Murphy confirmed that McCrory had not filmed any new episodes prior to her tragic death.
“Helen was the heart of that show and it was hard to make it without her. Really hard. There was this huge absence on the set. We all felt it. She died while we were shooting. She was too young. You can’t help but think of all the amazing roles she would have had.”
Creator Steven Knight revealed: “The loss of the human being, the loss of Helen is the tragedy. That’s the thing. The loss of the character is infinitesimal compared to that. However, it’s our job to deal with that.
“To begin with, Polly was in the series and then incrementally bit by bit, it became apparent that there was less and less she would be able to do. And so in the end, we’d reached a point where we knew that she couldn’t be in it at all.
“And then you have to first of all deal with the consequences in terms of the story, taking a moment to deal with the loss of the character, but then knowing that that has a reflection in the real world with the loss of the person. So it was trying to balance all of that, and I think we’ve done it right.”
The character of Polly Gray is written out of the series in the premiere of season 6, with fans praising how the show paid tribute to actress Helen McCrory.
Cillian Murphy will return in the role of Tommy Shelby, for which he has received widespread critical acclaim, while Sam Claflin will also reappear as fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley, though after the chaos of the season finale, his relationship with Tommy will have changed significantly.
Other main cast members to return include those playing the rest of the Shelby siblings: Paul Anderson as chaotic Arthur Shelby, Sophie Rundle as wise Ada Thorne, and Harry Kirton as youngest Finn Shelby.
Meanwhile, Aunt Polly’s son Michael Gray will return, played by Finn Cole, but fans can expect further conflict with Tommy in the new episodes.
Steven Knight said: “I can’t tell you [specifics about their relationship] but I’m sure you could imagine. It’s not gonna go well.”
He added: “I like the complexity of what’s happened with Michael, where he was plucked from this village, but he wanted to be plucked, he wanted to get out. And he’s become Tommy and he admires Tommy [and] wants Tommy’s approval, but he wants to kill him as well.”
Meanwhile, Kate Phillips, who stars as Arthur’s estranged wife Linda Shelby, was also spotted on set, which means we can expect her to return in some capacity.
The character was last seen surviving being gunned down by Polly to stop Linda from killing Arthur. The married couple split but could a reconciliation be on the cards?
In addition, we will also see Tommy’s wife Lizzie Shelby (Natasha O’Keeffe) return to the series, even though she wasn’t his biggest fan at the end of season five.
Can the pair’s marriage ever get on track or will he always be haunted by late wife Grace? And will her past encounter with Sir Oswald Mosley come back to haunt her again?
Meanwhile, Gina Gray (Anya Taylor-Joy) appeared to persuade Michael to strike out on his own at the end of the fifth run.
The pair will be back in the new episodes, but will she prove to be a thorn in Tommy’s side.
Billy Grade (Emmett J Scanlan), “Uncle” Charlie Strong (Ned Dennehy), Curly (Ian Peck), Johnny Dogs (Packy Lee), Isiah Jesus (Daryl McCormack) and Jeremiah Jesus (Benjamin Zephaniah) will also all return in season 6 as allies to the Shelby family.
Neil Maskell will also be making a return as iconic British politician Winston Churchill in the final episodes.
Introduced in season 5, Irish actress Charlene McKenna will also return as IRA operative Captain Swing in the new episodes.
Likewise, season 6 will also see the return of Tommy’s sister-in-law Esme Shelby (played by Aimee-Ffion Edwards), whose husband John Shelby (Joe Cole) was killed.
Edwards was spotted filming scenes for the new season (via The Independent) and appears in the trailer.
Will she still hold a grudge against the Shelbys for the loss of her beloved John back in the fourth season when she last appeared?
And, in HUGE news, we now know that Tom Hardy will be back for more drama as gangster Alfie Solomons, so brace yourselves for that.
Will he survive the season after already returning despite his apparent death in the fourth season?
Animal Kingdom’s James Frecheville has also joined the show as Jack Nelson, the powerful uncle of Gina Gray.
The character has powerful connections to politicians and high society in the US and is involved in the importing of liquor to the US.
The character makes his debut in the second episode and we’ll have to wait and see whether he will prove an ally or foe for Tommy.
Also making her debut in the second episode of the season, Black Mirror actress Amber Anderson will portray the real-life figure Lady Diana Mitford, the lover and later wife of Sir Oswald Mosley.
The identity of the character was finally confirmed when images were released previewing the season’s second episode.
“There’s a great female character who is new, who is pretty dark,” said director Anthony Byrne. “I haven’t seen a character like her in Peaky before.”
Chatting to Digital Spy, he added: “She certainly gives Tommy a run for his money. She challenges him in a different way basically. She’s certainly not a protagonist and I don’t know if she’s an antagonist.
“It’s similar to [Oswald] Mosley… she has a similar ideology, and that’s challenging for any character, like I’ve said before… he or she, they don’t have guns or a gang, but they have an ideology that’s like a virus and it’s more dangerous than anything.”
Mosley married Diana Mitford (then Guinness) in 1936 after having met in 1932.
In 1934, Diana and her sister Unity visited Nazi Germany and were sociable with the Nazi high command, including Adolf Hitler himself. Diana later married Mosley in the home of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels in 1936, becoming Diana, Lady Mosley.
Anderson revealed that she had been due to share scenes with the late Helen McCrory before the latter’s tragic death.
“I looked up to her hugely as an actor,” Anderson told Grazia. “I was supposed to have scenes with her but they had to be rewritten. Her absence was felt greatly on set by the cast and crew who’d had the good fortune to work with her over so many years.
“There was a sense that she had been a huge part of the lifeblood of the show and was missed, not just as a colleague, but also as a friend.”
Line of Duty star Stephen Graham has also been cast, now revealed to be portraying Liverpudlian docks worker Hayden Stagg.
However, clips released have shown Tommy Shelby confront Graham’s character on the show.
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