Dyson MediaHe kept us glued to our television screens for six episodes. Now Tommy Shelby is about to take center stage in Birmingham in his screen debut.
On Monday, part of the city center became a filming location The upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.
The hugely successful drama, which aired from 2013 to 2022, starred Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy and told the story of a Birmingham crime gang in the years following the First World War.
The show’s creator, Birmingham-based Steven Knight, is also at the helm of the film, which will Murphy reprises her role as Shelbyas confirmed earlier this year.
BBC/Karin Mandabach Productions Ltd/Matt SquireFilming took place on the canal in the Garth Street Basin area on Monday night after other scenes were filmed on Cornwall Street. architecture.
In a letter to businesses, Jo Becket, site manager at production company Oblik, said the canal towpath in the area around Garth Street Basin will be closed until 18:00 BST on Tuesday.
Daniel Russell AhernKnight has been speaking out. Boosting development in the West Midlands as a television and film production center Turn on Digbeth Loc. Studio in Digbethearlier this year.
Sutton Coldfield Artist Daniel Russell-Ahern, also known as Mr Mural, was commissioned by Knight for the facade of Sutton Coldfield A large Peaky Blinders mural was painted on it.
Mr Russell-Ahern’s ongoing work has attracted almost 900,000 likes Instagram videos.
He told BBC radio WM the response to the mural had been “crazy”.
The six episodes of the Peaky Blinders TV series were filmed across the UK. Including the Museum of Black Country Life in Dudley.
The show has become an important part of Birmingham’s identity, with the series mentioned on themed walking tours and at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
