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Peaky Blinders stars pay tribute to Helen McCrory as season 6 launches

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The Peaky Stars talk about the legacy Helen McCrory leaves behind

By Tilly Pearce and Laurence Mozafari | Digital Spy | February 27, 2022

Peaky Blinders‘ return for season six is tinged with a sadness beyond the Shelbys’ world following the death of leading actress Helen McCrory.

Matriarch Polly Gray was a fearless and no-nonsense voice of reason amid the criminal underworld, commanding respect and adoration from all who knew her.

The same could easily be said for actress Helen, whose work within Peaky Blinders, the Harry Potter franchise, Quiz and His Dark Materials was just part of the legacy she leaves behind in British drama and theatre.

News of her death in April 2021 from cancer left a sad note for all of her fans, co-workers and loved ones. Going into Peaky Blinders’ final season, her absence will be felt more than most.

Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Harry Kirton, who plays Finn Shelby in the series, commemorated her life and influence on the series.

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Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle will wear costumes meant for Helen McCrory’s Aunt Polly

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Another Tribute to Helen McCrory

By Charlotte Manning | Metro.co.uk | February 25, 2022

Caption: Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle will wear costumes meant for Helen McCrory?s Aunt Polly credit: BBC

Peaky Blinders favourite Helen McCrory will be kept alive by Ada Shelby star Sophie Rundle.

The sixth and final season of the hit BBC series finally comes back to the small screen tonight, more than two years after that epic cliffhanger aired.

However, one person whose absence will be truly felt this time around is Aunt Polly, who ruled the roost of the Shelby family in the previous five seasons.

Actress Helen McCrory, who played the formidable matriarch in the series, died last year aged 52 after a private illness with cancer.

Fans were devastated by the loss of actress and have wondered how the show would address the character’s absence.

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Peaky Blinders Season 6: Helen McCrory Tribute is a Triumph

On February 23, 2022 By helenistic No Comments

The BBC crime drama returns in style for its sixth and final season

By Abby Robinson | Radio Times | February 22, 2022

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The Women of Peaky Blinders

On February 23, 2022 By helenistic No Comments

“In Birmingham, the women rule the roost.”

By BBC.co.uk | February 22, 2022

Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) and Ada Shelby (Sophie Rundle) are pictured at a kitchen table. She kneels in front of him looking concerned. He wears a large red coat, similar to that of Father Christmas. — Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson) and Ada Shelby (Sophie Rundle)

When Steven Knight came to populate the world of Peaky Blinders he didn’t have to invent strong, female characters.

“Having come from a working-class background, and in Birmingham, the women run the show. It was never a question of saying, ‘I’m going to deliberately put some strong women in it…’ It was more like, ‘just look out the window,’ you know, ‘look at what really is happening.’”

During the First World War, he points out, when the men were away, “women did everything.” And so when the men came back – the jumping off point for Peaky Blinders – that wasn’t going to just stop.

“The idea that you’d have this environment where the women were completely subservient?” Knight says. “Nonsense. No, it wasn’t like that. And it isn’t like that. So it’s just a question of reflecting reality.”

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