Conrad Khan has revealed that Helen McCrory was the ‘driving force’ behind season six of hit BBC gangster drama Peaky Blinders.
Bafta rising star nominee Khan, 22, who is well known for his roles in County Lines and The Huntsman: Winter’s War, took up the role of Tommy Shelby’s ‘secret son’ Erasmus Duke Shelby in the last season of the show, that came to a dramatic finale last night., and how McCrory’s presence was keenly felt throughout.
In the chat, Khan revealed that he never ‘had the pleasure’ of meeting McCrory, but that she was ‘always there’ when filming. He said: ‘No, I never had the pleasure of meeting her, but when we were filming, she was always there and I think the way that they dedicated this series to her is very very special.
Khan also touched on whether he felt a connection to McCrory, now that he’s part of the ‘Peaky family’.He said: ‘I never met her, so it’s difficult to say, but, you know, I remember the day that she passed, we were on set, and it didn’t quite feel right to be working, and even on the crew and the people who weren’t that close with her, it was such a profound weight on people’s shoulders.
‘But there was also that desire to carry on and to make something amazing from the series in memory of her and in dedication to her, so there was that, we used that as a driving force to carry on through the series.’
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