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‘Peaky Blinders’ EP Caryn Mandabach on How Tommy – and Aunt Polly – Got the Series Finale They Deserved

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Farewell to Aunt Polly

Emily Vogel | The Wrap | July 14, 2022

Despite “Peaky Blinders” being centered on a gang in the 1900s with razor blades sewed into their caps, it’s the women – both on and off the screen – who are the sharpest of the bunch. Leading the pack is executive producer Caryn Mandabach, whose company Caryn Mandabach Productions owns and operates the Peaky Blinders IP. “I’m the studio, as we would say in America…. Pretend I’m Sony” she told WrapWomen during a recent Zoom interview.

But being the boss is a double-edged razor. On one end, Mandabach gets to oversee exciting projects like partnering with Bushmills Irish Whiskey on a special Peaky Blinders recipe. On the other, Mandabach must always keep her business cap on – no matter how tough the situation.

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Peaky Blinders fans in tears as Aunt Polly ‘returns’ to warn Tommy Shelby

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The Voice of Polly Gray Heard on Peaky Blinders

By Jamie Roberts | The Mirror | March 7, 2022

Peaky Blinders fans were shocked when they heard the voice of Polly Gray in episode two of the hit BBC drama on Sunday.

The emotional scene came as Tommy, played by Cillian Murphy, arrived home from the US and viewers heard the voice of Helen McCrory, who passed away last year.

The line was one which Polly had said prior to her death and her words of prophecy haunted Tommy.

She is heard saying: “There will be a war in this family, and one of you will die.”

Fans were quick to take to Twitter to share their thoughts on the scene, with several simply sharing a crying face emoji.

One user wrote: “Polly’s voice and Tommy having a seizure in the first ten minutes…”

Another said: “There is a big gaping hole where Polly should be.”

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Helen McCrory’s absence leaves a chasm as Peaky Blinders draws to a close

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McCrory will be missed terribly. So will Peaky Blinders.

By Ed Cumming | Independent | February 27, 2022

It’s the end of one of the most distinctive, inventive and entertaining series in recent British history

After a decade, 30 episodes, countless grisly beatings and murders, some exact accents and some dodgy ones, endless Nick Cave, plenty of snazzy tailoring and some of the most severe haircuts on TV, the sixth and final series of Peaky Blinders (BBC One) is upon us. Creator Steven Knight has plans for a film, but as far as the small-screen is concerned, this is the finale. It’s the end of one the most distinctive, inventive and entertaining dramas in recent British history, as you may have gleaned from the blanket trailers over the past few months. The entrenched BBC can’t be expected to soft-pedal a rare thing: an international hit that enjoys genuinely popular appeal as well as critical acclaim.

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‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 6 Premiere Recap: Aunt Polly’s Fate Revealed As Show Bids Farewell To Helen McCrory

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Season 6 Premiere Episode is Dedicated to Helen McCrory

By Nancy Tartaglione | Deadline | February

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Season 6 premiere of Peaky Blinders.

Surprising as it sounds, it has been 889 days since BBC One aired the Season 5 finale of period gangster saga Peaky Blinders. With anticipation at a fever pitch, the first episode of the sixth and final season debuted tonight local time in the UK, providing a first glimpse of how things may tie up for the Shelby family — and importantly paying tribute to star Helen McCrory who passed away last year following a battle with cancer. The premiere episode is dedicated to her.

The last time we checked in with the Shelbys, a foiled attempt to assassinate fascist politician Oswald Mosley had Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) at his wits end and pointing a gun at his own head. In the opening frames of Season 6, we learn that Tommy did not in fact commit suicide — but not for lack of trying: brother Arthur had preemptively removed the bullets from the gun.

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Cillian Murphy Remembers Helen McCrory on BBC Interview

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Murphy: “We’ve been through a lot together.”

By Helenistic | helen-mccrory.com | February 26, 2022

Cillian Murphy talks about Peaky Blinders and his close pal Helen McCrory in the following interview with the BBC.