{"id":13210,"date":"2022-04-03T19:34:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1619946"},"modified":"2022-04-03T19:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T17:46:10","slug":"why-wont-there-be-a-peaky-blinders-season-7-steven-knight-explains","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-wont-there-be-a-peaky-blinders-season-7-steven-knight-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Why won\u2019t there be a Peaky Blinders season 7? Steven Knight explains"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 03 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Has the cursed Tommy Shelby said goodbye for good?<\/div>\n\n
The sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders<\/a> concludes on Sunday 3rd April 2022, with the BBC gangster drama bowing out with much fanfare.<\/div>\n\n
The most recent episodes have focused on the demons of Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) as he deals with terrible losses, personal demons and a long list of enemies.<\/div>\n\n
The events culminate in the feature-length finale episode, titled Lock and Key<\/strong>, which sees Tommy face the consequences<\/a> of his epic climb up the societal ladder.<\/div>\n\n
Which characters in the star-studded Peaky Blinders cast<\/a>\u00a0survive the epic finale? Fans no doubt have their favourites and are worrying about who will make it out of the season alive.<\/div>\n\n
However, with a seventh season of the drama previously been planned, why has Peaky Blinders changed course?<\/div>\n
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Why won\u2019t there be a Peaky Blinders season 7?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Well, there are a number of reasons why plans for Peaky Blinders season 7 were cancelled.<\/strong><\/div>\n\n
One of the biggest reasons was because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/a><\/div>\n\n
Appearing on BBC News in early 2021, Steven Knight revealed: \u201cThe original intention was to do seven series, but COVID has stolen a year from us, and we felt what would be a great idea is to, almost in place of that seventh series, is to go onto the big screen.\u201d<\/div>\n\n
He later revealed to the BBC ahead of the release of season 6 that the pandemic combined with the tragic death of beloved actress Helen McCrory, who played Polly Gray in the series, caused plans for the feature film to be accelerated.<\/div>\n\n
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Helen McCrory as Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cThe reason is boringly practical which is that we lost a year due to the pandemic,\u201d Knight revealed. \u201cThe way these things are scheduled \u2013 it\u2019s like turning an oil tanker around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He added: \u201cWe just felt, also with the loss of Helen [McCrory], that it all seemed to be pointing towards doing what I\u2019m calling \u2018the end of the beginning\u2019.<\/div>\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s end the beginning, then let\u2019s do the film. And then let\u2019s see where we go in terms of spin-offs.\u201d<\/div>\n

How will Peaky Blinders continue?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
First and foremost, Peaky Blinders is set to continue with the Peaky Blinders movie.<\/a><\/div>\n\n
So while there won\u2019t be a seventh run of the central Peaky Blinders show, we will be getting a feature film and potentially spin-off series.<\/a><\/div>\n\n
Production is set to begin on the film in the coming months, with Cillian Murphy and Paul Anderson believed to be reprising their roles as Tommy and Arthur Shelby, respectively.<\/div>\n\n
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What will come next for Thomas Shelby in the Peaky Blinders universe?<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
Knight has also hinted that Stephen Graham could reprise his role as Hayden Stagg<\/a> in the future of the franchise.<\/div>\n\n
Speaking to Metro<\/a>, Knight said of Graham\u2019s performance: \u201cIt\u2019s been brilliant, and I want to keep him as part of it, going forward.\u201d<\/div>\n\n
Speaking exclusively to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong>, Knight said: \u201cI know what\u2019s going to happen in those stories and it\u2019s about a sort of untold story that happened in the Second World War, which Peakys are going to be involved in.\u201d<\/div>\n\n
So, rest assured Peaky Blinders fans, this is not the end!<\/div>\n
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