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VIDEO: The Peaky Blinders Cast on Returning for Season 5 | BFI Q&A

Peaky Blinders cast members Helen McCrory and Sophie Rundle join writer-creator Steven Knight, executive producer Caryn Mandabach and new cast member Sam Claflin at the BFI Southbank to talk about the fifth season of the BBC’s Birmingham-set gangster drama.

 

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Helen McCrory reveals the Peaky Blinders scene that was just too much for TV

Aunt Polly’s original reaction when son Michael came home was very different in Peaky Blinders

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Remember that scene where a hungover Polly (Helen McCrory) stumbled home in her party outfit from the night before, only to find long-lost son Michael (Finn Cole) waiting on her doorstep?If McCrory had her way, the reunion would have been a lot more stomach-turning – but the actress’s first take was vetoed. Continue reading Helen McCrory reveals the Peaky Blinders scene that was just too much for TV
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Helen McCrory on why she loves playing Peaky Blinders’ Polly Gray

Plus, why Aunt Polly is Misunderstood

by Megan Sutton | August 8, 2019 | Good Housekeeping

Although in real life most of us strive to be good citizens, for actors there’s lots of fun to be had in pretending to be someone with a darker side. That’s certainly true for Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory, who much prefers playing a baddie.

“It’s much more fun, it’s loads of fun playing the baddie,” she told press including Goodhousekeeping.com/uk at a preview ahead of Peaky Blinders season five.