Cillian Murphy: Final series of Peaky Blinders will be tribute to Helen McCrory

'Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season'

Cillian Murphy and Helen McCrory at the premiere of the second season of Peaky Blinders in 2014 (PA)

Cillian Murphy has said the sixth and final series of Peaky Blinders will be a tribute to the late Helen McCrory.

The Irish actor, who had starred alongside McCrory in the hit BBC One crime series since it began in 2013, said he hopes the production will “live up to her memory and our memory of her”.