{"id":11548,"date":"2022-02-25T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1592085"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:44:56","slug":"peaky-blinders-steven-knight-says-michael-wants-to-kill-tommy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/peaky-blinders-steven-knight-says-michael-wants-to-kill-tommy\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaky Blinders\u2019 Steven Knight says Michael \u201cwants to kill\u201d Tommy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Flora Carr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The creator of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/peaky-blinders-season-six-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Peaky Blinders<\/a> has teased that outcast Michael Gray \u201cwants to kill\u201d Tommy Shelby, potentially fulfilling Aunt Polly\u2019s prophecy when she predicted that either her son Michael or nephew Tommy would kill the other.<\/p>\n<p>Last season Aunt Polly (the late Helen McCrory) told Tommy (Cillian Murphy) that either he or his cousin Michael (Finn Cole) \u2013 contender to the Shelby patriarch \u2013 would die.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of you will die, but which one I cannot tell,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to <a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Steven Knight said: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you [specifics about their relationship] but I\u2019m sure you could imagine. It\u2019s not gonna go well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the complexity of what\u2019s happened with Michael, where he was plucked from this village, but he wanted to be plucked, he wanted to get out. And he\u2019s become Tommy and he admires Tommy [and] wants Tommy\u2019s approval, but he wants to kill him as well.\u201d<\/p> <p>Cole previously told <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/finn-cole-interview-last-series-of-peaky-blinders-season-six-g0vgxxdz8&quot;\">The Times<\/a> that he was certain the prophecy would be fulfilled in some shape or form, before hinting it may be Michael who falls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Steve writes something like that, we all know that there must be some truth to it,\u201d Cole said. \u201cI feel that when my time comes on this show \u2014 if my time comes \u2014 it will be for the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Murphy and Cole will be reprising their roles for the sixth and final season, but sadly Helen McCrory, who starred as \u2018Aunt\u2019 Polly Gray, died in April 2021, which means she will be noticeably absent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Abby Robinson.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/peaky-blinders-season-6-review\/&quot;\">Peaky Blinders season 6 review: Helen McCrory tribute is a breathtaking triumph<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/peaky-blinders-season-6-alfie-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Peaky Blinders\u2019 Steven Knight teases Alfie Solomons \u201cchaos\u201d in season 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/peaky-blinders-sophie-rundle-ending-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Peaky Blinders\u2019 Sophie Rundle says season 6 ending \u201cisn\u2019t neat\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Peaky Blinders season 6 will arrive on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK on\u00a0Sunday 27th\u00a0February.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><strong>Check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features or find something to watch with\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Flora Carr Published: Friday, 25 February 2022 at 12:00 am The creator of Peaky Blinders has teased that outcast Michael Gray \u201cwants to kill\u201d Tommy Shelby, potentially fulfilling Aunt Polly\u2019s prophecy when she predicted that either her son Michael or nephew Tommy would kill the other. 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