After the longest wait (two years to be exact) fans will see the sixth and final instalment of the Peaky Blinders on Sunday night.
The Birmingham- based drama aired its latest episode in September 2019 which left us on a dramatic cliffhanger.
Viewers only have a matter of hours to wait and see the nail-biting twists and turns that await in the highly-anticipated chapter. But sadly it’ll be the last. Sigh.
Leader of the Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), was seen pointing a gun at his head after having visions of his late wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis), with it not known whether the trigger was pulled.
However, one person whose absence will be truly felt this time around is Aunt Polly Gray, who ruled the roost of the Shelby family in the previous five seasons.
Will Helen McCory be in Peaky Blinders season 6?
Actress Helen McCrory, who played the formidable matriarch in the series, died after a battle with cancer.
Filming for the final episodes began in January 2021 following delays due to the pandemic, but McCrory was absent due to her cancer diagnosis.
Murphy previously revealed the entire Peaky Blinders cast was ‘desperately sad’ to film the show’s final season without the actress – and creator Steven Knight spoke about her lasting impact on the programme.
‘Helen McCrory was both the sovereign and the maid, regal and rebellious in the same minute,’ he told the Radio Times.
‘There was a look she had that pinned the object of her gaze to the wall, amused and aloof and time-stopping. It was a look she used to frame the character of Polly Gray, from 2013-19.’
‘Peaky will never be without the presence of Aunt Polly,’ Knight added.
‘We decided very early on that we needed to push on and that we needed to finish it. We hope that the series will be a testament to Helen.’