The first episode of Season 6 of
Peaky Blinders
aired this Sunday on the BBC.
And for the fans, as for the cast, it's a bittersweet event.
This is the first season without the presence of Helen McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the cult series.
SPOILER ALERT
From the first part of the adventures of Tommy and his family, we know that his aunt Polly is dead, murdered by the IRA.
The production, when it understood that the actress could not return to shoot, after a break extended by the pandemic, rewrote the season to integrate the funeral of her character, in order to pay tribute to her with dignity.
“We had to deal with that situation, and come up with a fitting epitaph for the character.
All we can do is take care of the character.
Because the human being, the loss of the human being is so much greater than all that.
So all we can do is deal with the disappearance of the character,” program creator Steven Knight told DigitalSpy.
Moving farewell
The commemoration of Helen McCrory's character notably includes a three-minute silent sequence where the whole team pays homage to her.
We see in particular a gypsy caravan, in which his body was deposited, being inflamed.
A moving scene for the other stars of the program, like Sophie Rundle, who plays Ada Shelby.
“She is the heart of the series.
I've said this before, but I really don't know if
Peaky
would be the same without her.
So she's there, and she's a part of every decision the characters make, because she's vital to them,” she explained to the publication.
This first episode was watched by nearly 4 million people in the UK, according to the BBC.
This will be the final season of
Peaky Blinders
, although the characters are set to return one last time in a spin-off film.
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