Peaky Blinders image released as series five air date confirmed

Cillian Murphy plays a gangster-turned-MP in the gritty drama.

Peaky Blinders’ Tommy Shelby is seen brooding over a gun in a new picture released ahead of the show’s fifth series.

The dramatic image shows the gangster-turned-MP, played by Cillian Murphy, siting at a table with his head in his hand.

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In front of him sits a gun and a single bullet. The image was released as it was confirmed that the Birmingham-set drama will be back on August 25.

The Bafta-winning series, which also stars the likes of Tom Hardy, Helen McCrory, Sam Neill and Paul Anderson, has been a hit across the world.

It returns to BBC One at 9pm on Sunday August 25.

Many of the iconic scenes from the critically acclaimed drama have been filmed on the streets of Liverpool. The production was spotted as recently as last November filming for the upcoming series.

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