While a fifth series was already confirmed way back in the Spring of 2016, how long fans will have to wait for Tommy Shelby’s chronicles to continue has remained a mystery.
Immediately after tonight’s transmission of the Peaky Blinder season four finale, it’s been confirmed that there’s quite the wait for season five.
“CONFIRMED: #PeakyBlinders will return to @BBCTwo in 2019,” the Beeb’s official Twitter page revealed.
Tonight’s nail-biting conclusion proved too much for some viewers who were left shaken by the death of Arthur Shelby.
When does Peaky Blinders season 5 start on the BBC? The BBC hasn't yet announced an air date for Peaky Blinders season five with the scripts still yet to be written. Previous seasons of the BBC show have had various premiere dates including September, October, November and May which means it could be at any time. While there is no trailer, fans are likely to get some teasers from the forthcoming run. Season four is currently airing on BBC Two and will be coming to a conclusion next week that it will take it into season five Steve Knight, who created the BBC drama, told Express.co.uk exclusively about season five: “It’s in my head, it’s not the best place for it to be. So I’m going to start writing that very soon and we will start shooting it next year. We will start shooting in the autumn.” The BBC show will be in production for a year and fans will have to wait a little while for the next season. Knight added: “It will be the normal turn around, it would be [airing in] spring of 2019.” WILL THERE BE ANOTHER SEASON OF PEAKY BLINDERS?
What will happen in Peaky Blinders season 5? Knight declined to give any details about what will happen in season five, saying: “I don’t want to give away how series four ends because it’s going to go in a particular direction.” His words suggest that there will be a big plot development in the season four finale that could change the course of the drama. On the season four finale of the BBC series, Knight said: “Hopefully it will end in a way that is expected and of course set up season five but not in a way that anyone will be looking for.” PEAKY BLINDERS SEASON 4 RELEASE DATE
BBC Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders season 4
BBC The cast of BBC drama Peaky Blinders season 4
Who will be in the cast of Peaky Blinders season 5? Depending on how Peaky Blinders season four pans out, the ensemble cast are likely to be back again for the next run which seems likely to comprise of six more episodes. The Peaky Blinders cast have been part of the show pretty much since the beginning and so it's likely that most of the actors will be back with Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly, Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby, Finn Cole as Michael Gray, Joe Cole as John Shelby, Natasha O’ Keeffe as Lizzie Stark and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Esme Shelby, and Sophie Rundle as Ada Shelby. It is not known whether Tom Hardy will return as rival London mafia godfather Alfie Solomons but he’s a fan-favourite and could make a comeback. Much like the previous seasons, there will most likely be some big names attached to Peaky Blinders season five. Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillen will be featuring in season four and play a pivotal part in the story. PEAKY BLINDERS SEASON 4 START TIME
BBC Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders season 4
Will Peaky Blinders return for season 6? There is no word yet whether there will be a Peaky Blinders season six, however given the show’s popularity it looks likely to be renewed for another run. Knight explained: “I’ve always had a pretty clear road map of how this works between World War One and World War Two, and it’s flexible in that you can get to the destination quicker or slower. "So in may mind it’s probable that we’ll get there at the end of series five, it may be series six.” On whether season six would definitely happen, the writer explained: “It’s possible, the momentum of this show is quite extraordinary in that it seems to be getting bigger and more popular and there seems to be more energy with each one.
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PEAKY Blinders hasn't even finished series four yet - and fans are already eager to see when the saga will continue.
Here's everything you need to know about the next instalment of the gangster fan favourite...
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When is season five of Peaky Blinders airing?
The BBC commissioned seasons four and five at the same time, however it has been revealed that the fifth series hasn't even been written yet.
Currently Netflix has seasons one and two of the hit show available to stream – the streaming service’s air dates for seasons three and four are yet to be revealed.
Creator Steve Wright has previously revealed that he wanted the story to run from the end of World War One to the beginning of World War Two, and has teased that the fifth season may be the last.
He revealed to the Express: “I’ve always had a pretty clear road map of how this works between World War One and World War Two, and it’s flexible in that you can get to the destination quicker or slower.
"So in my mind it’s probable that we’ll get there at the end of series five. It may be series six.”
BBC Tommy and the gang will face more troubles in the new series
What will the plot be in season five?
It's currently unclear what will happen in the story during season five - particularly as Steve Knight is yet to put pen to paper.
However, he has revealed that they plan to shoot the new series in Autumn 2018, penning the new series release at some point in 2019.
The writer revealed: “I hope it does run and run all the way up to the Second World War, but it does get harder to get the cast together as the actors are being pulled into feature films.
"It’s a victim of its own success.”
BBC Series five has not even been written yet - so plot lines are thin on the ground
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Could there be a Peaky Blinders movie?
Series creator and writer Steven Knight and his executive producer Caryn Mandabach admitted there have been talks surrounding the possibility of a film spin-off.
But when questioned, Murphy told Deadline he was hesitant about committing.
He said: “I’m sort of ambivalent about it. I’m sort of like, ‘Eh, yeah, I don’t know, I’m not sure’.
“I love the idea sort of theoretically, but it has to come at the right time, you know? You can’t alienate the beautiful democratic thing of television where everyone just watches it,” he added.
“Cinema is trickier because you gotta pay your $10, you gotta leave the kids at home.
“You’ve got to do all of that, so it’s different and also you have to compress the story into probably just an event rather than the whole arc that we’ve normally been doing.
“It’s kind of a sexy idea, but I’ll reserve judgement until the idea is presented to me.”
If you've already started going through Peaky Blinders withdrawal after that shocking series four finale, we have some news that'd even make Thomas Shelby crack a smile.
Following the transmission of Wednesday's (December 20) bullet-riddled series-ender, BBC Two has confirmed that the fifth series of Peaky Blinders will definitely return in 2019 — so there will be a slight delay for the Shelbys' next plot.
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A fifth series was originally confirmed back in the spring of 2016 as part of a double-commission by the BBC, but it was unclear when the period crime drama would actually return to screens until now. Like its most recent run, there will be six episodes.
While fans are waiting for the next televised chapter of Peaky Blinders, they'll surely be excited to know that showrunner Steven Knight has confirmed to Digital Spy that a proper West End musical based on the series really is happening.
"We were approached by people who said they thought it would make a great musical... so who would not want to do that?" Knight explained to us. "I'm taking it seriously. But I've got to get series five [of the TV series] out of the way [first]."
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There's also a spirit range, fully sanctioned by the Shelby of course, in the works to give fans "a true taste of the 1920s" while tossing a few back in preparation for the new episodes in 2019.
In the meantime, writer Steven Knight is also keeping himself busy with a second series of Taboo, which will reunite him with Peaky Blinders guest star (and Knight's frequent collaborator) Tom Hardy.
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