Date revealed for season five of Peaky Blinders (and those scenes shot in Stoke-on-Trent)
... and this is who the Shelbys will take on
Hayley Parker
The creator behind popular drama Peaky Blinders has revealed when the new series featuring scenes filmed in Stoke-on-Trent will hit TV screens.
The gritty show is currently being shot with official photographs already released as excitement builds.
It comes after the cast and crew of the acclaimed Bafta award-winning BBC drama descended on the Potteries earlier this month to film scenes for the upcoming season five.
Dozens of excited fans flocked to Middleport Pottery to catch a glimpse of their favourite stars as the post-Great War era was recreated.
And earlier actor Paul Anderson – who plays fan-favourite Arthur Shelby – was spotted reading his script by the canal while replica gunshots were also heard.
(Image: BBC)
Filming has already taken place in Manchester and more scenes will be shot at the Black Country Museum.
As well as announcing when the new series will hit TV screens, creator Steven Knight has also revealed the Shelby family will take on a Glasgow gang boss.
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Steven, aged 59, says legendary Glasgow razor gang boss Billy Fullerton served as the inspiration for next season's villain in the BBC drama.
Fullerton is infamously the inspiration for the 'Billy Boys' chant sung by Rangers fans at Scottish Premiership matches north of the border.
Filming of Peaky Blinders at Middleport Pottery
Steven said: "We have someone playing a fictionalised version of a real Glasgow character who was around in east Glasgow, Billy Fullerton.
"The man who ran the Billy Boys.
"Truth be told the Glasgow gangs were pretty much the most feared so I thought it was time we went north of the border.
"It's due to be aired in late spring. It'll be the best yet."
Steven speaking on talkSPORT, added: "The storyline has the Glasgow characters coming south to claim territory.
"So we didn't shoot in Glasgow but that's not ruling it out because we are just planning series six and seven.
"So I think it probably will venture north."
The first image has been released of Cillian Murphy reprising his role as Tommy Shelby in the new series of the acclaimed drama, which is set in Birmingham.
And super-fan Anna Kirk can't wait for the season five to air.
Filming Peaky Blinders at Middleport Pottery
The 21-year-old managed to catch a glimpse of characters Johnny Dogs, played by Packy Lee, and Curly, played by Ian Peck, when she visited Middleport Pottery.
Anna, from Stafford, said: "I was so excited when I saw them that I couldn't breathe.
"I didn't get chance to take a photo because I was in shock.
"I shouted him and they posed for a photo, it was so exciting.
"They both look like a laugh and it was really good of them to wave for a photo.
"It was worth it to come down in the rain just to see them.
Cillian Murphy in the BBC's Peaky Blinders
"I wasn't expecting them to film in Stoke-on-Trent.
"I'm obsessed with the show. Now when I watch series five, I'll be able to say 'I was there!'.
"It's such a good location for the show because it fits in with the story."
Kieran O'Brien, from Cheadle, went to Middleport during the filming two days in a row.
The 18-year-old said: "I managed to see Harry Kirton, who plays Finn Shelby, Tommy's brother, and we saw Jordan Bolger, who plays Isiah Jesus.
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"We saw them filming by the park under the bridge on the boat.
"It's my favourite programme. It's a dark story and the characters and the detail that goes into it is so impressive.
"I was not expecting them to come here but Middleport Pottery is such a good location.
"I can't wait for series five to come out so I can spot Middleport."
Lesley Cooper, aged 59, from Newcastle, told StokeonTrentLive: "I'm a massive fan. I like Arthur Shelby and I also like the priest, Jeremiah Jesus.
"Looking at the set at Middleport I'm surprised I hadn't thought about Peaky Blinders filming here before.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and when I knew the filming was here I couldn't believe it. It's so exciting. I've watched the series twice.
"I watched it on telly and I'm watching it again now so I'm ready for the new series."
At the end of last year, millions of fans were left on the edge of their seats after watching the end of series four and have had to wait for nearly 18 months to find out what happens next.
Production for the show's fifth season officially kicked off on September 17.
Season five will once again star Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby with Paul Anderson (Arthur Shelby), Finn Cole (Michael Gray), Sophie Rundle (Ada Thorne), and Helen McCrory (Polly Gray) also set to return.
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The growing team will also be joined by a host of new stars, including A Very English Scandal's Daryl McCormack, Lady Macbeth's Cosmo Jarvis, and The Cry's Kate Dickie.
Thanks to the huge success of the show, both at home and in the US via Netflix, rumours of a spin-off film and even a musical have circulated, with whispers of huge Hollywood stars such as Julia Roberts keen to get involved.
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