Cillian Murphy transformed into the ruthless criminal Tommy Shelby as he filmed tense new scenes for Peaky Blinders’ sixth and final series on Tuesday.
The leading actor, 44, sported his character’s signature flat cap as he shot scenes in a quarry in Lancashire.
Cillian appeared to be making his way towards a small camp site set up with carriages and horses as an old-fashioned car followed him up the path.
On a mission: Cillian Murphy transformed into the ruthless criminal Tommy Shelby as he filmed tense new scenes for Peaky Blinders’ sixth and final series on Tuesday
Sporting a long black coat and an immaculate black suit with gold pocket watch, the actor walked with purpose towards the group of people at the settlement.
Once he arrived at the campsite things turned even more tense as he seemed to be in an altercation with a woman in the group while holding a gun in one hand.
It comes after last week the show’s creator Steven Knight hinted that the programme could continue without Cillian’s pivotal character Tommy Shelby.
Filming: The leading actor, 44, sported his character’s signature flat cap as he shot scenes in a quarry in Lancashire
Drama: Once he arrived at the campsite things turned even more tense as he seemed to be in an altercation with a woman in the group while holding a gun in one hand
Knight, 62, told Birmingham Live: ‘There may be worlds that are part of the Peaky world that are about someone else.’
The award-winning screenwriter added that a Peaky Blinders world without Tommy would require the franchise to take on a totally new form, as he is currently ‘the centre around [which] everything orbits.’
Steven continued: ‘In the form it is in, it is absolutely impossible for this to work without Cillian. As it grows and progresses, who knows?
Trouble ahead: Cillian appeared to be making his way towards a small camp site set up with carriages and horses as an old-fashioned car followed him up the path
Scenes: The eerie quarry site where he was filming was set up with horses and carriages for the day of filming
He added: ‘It will go on in another form, which will be the film, and beyond that we want to keep the world going.’
The sixth series will pick up where the fifth series left off on 7 December 1929, the morning after a rally led by Oswald Mosley.
Peaky Blinders centres around its eponymous gang which is run by the ruthless Tommy and his family, and sees them build their power and influence over Birmingham and beyond.
Tense: After Tommy visited the settlement he then headed back down the hill towards a waiting car
The fifth season ended on a cliffhanger, with Tommy seeing visions of his late wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis) and turning a gun on himself following his botched assassination attempt of the British Union of Fascists leader.
Production on the show was delayed last year by the Covid-19 crisis, but shooting was able to begin last month with cast and crew adhering to strict coronavirus restrictions.
The BBC drama has been running for eight years and has enjoyed huge popularity but the sixth season has been confirmed as the final one, with creator Steven Knight confirming the story will return ‘in another form’.
The final tweaks were made to the Manchester-based sets in February after the cast had been filming in Scotland.
Changes: It comes after last week the show’s creator Steven Knight hinted that the programme could continue without Cillian’s pivotal character Tommy Shelby
The locations, however, are portraying Birmingham – the actual setting of the hit gangster drama.
Meanwhile, TV star Sam Clafin, 34, was recently seen on set for the first time since producers confirmed he’ll be making his return as the politician.
Last month, Peaky Blinders revealed Oswald’s fate in a tweet: ‘Sam Claflin returns as Oswald Mosley in #PeakyBlinders series 6.’
The Hunger Games star played the fascist leader, who rose to fame in the 1920s as a Member of Parliament and later in the 1930s, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics.
Goodbye: The BBC drama has been running for eight years and has enjoyed huge popularity but the sixth season has been confirmed as the final one