Peaky Blinders Film Released

Cillian Murphy has said it's 'wonderfully humbling' to see the passion for Peaky Blinders, as he reprises his long-running role as Tommy Shelby in a feature film. The Irish actor has returned to play the Birmingham gangster in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 13 years after he first took on the part in the BBC TV series. The film picks up in 1940 during World War Two, with Tommy Shelby being forced to revisit his past.

The film has received warm reviews, with the Guardian giving three stars to 'a resoundingly confident drama', and Empire awarding the same rating but declaring that 'it doesn't fully deliver on the promise of its generational clash'. The Daily Telegraph gave two stars, saying the film 'reaches for moments of greatness, and once or twice gets there', but that 'those peaks just aren't as razor-sharp as they used to be'. The Times gave four stars, judging the movie to be 'not subtle but it is fun'; while the Independent's three-star write-up praised the 'formidably talented' Murphy and said Keoghan is 'a natural fit for Peaky Blinders'.

The Immortal Man isn't the end of the legendary gang – after the film, Peaky Blinders will return to TV to follow the exploits of the new generation of the Shelby family after World War Two. 'There is more to be told in the universe, but this is the final chapter of this part of the story,' Knight told Breakfast.