Peaky Blinders have spoken to NME about the death of Helen McCrory, and paying tribute to both her and her character Polly Gray.The first episode of the sixth and final season of the Birmingham-based period crime-noir drama premiered tonight (Sunday February 27), marking the first new instalment of the show since McCrory sadly passed away from cancer last year.Speaking to NME, show creator Steven Knight remembered the first time that McCrory appeared before him to take the part of the Shelby family matriarch.“It was the perfect match,” said Knight. “She just absolutely took control – not just of that role, but the family and often the shoot.
She was such a strong human being and a great actor that you knew, ‘This is exactly who this should be’. It was beyond what we had expected.“It was the way she looked as well.
I had this photo of my nan and when we were developing the character I said, ‘She should look a bit like this’. She dressed like my nan with a certain fierceness.”Asked about how her loss affected the cast while filming the new season, Knight said: “The mood on set was reflective of her loss, but everyone felt that knowing Helen as a person, what she always wanted was just to get it done.
To get it done with energy and have a laugh. The spirit of that helped people to get people through.”On dealing with writing the death of her character Polly Gray into the show, Knight said: “It’s a challenge, but it’s one that you take on.
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