Peaky Blinders review: The Immortal Man leans heavily on the myth of Tommy Shelby

Cillian Murphy’s performance is a little constrained here by the anti-hero’s mythology
Peaky Blinders review: The Immortal Man leans heavily on the myth of Tommy Shelby

Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix/Robert Viglasky © 2025

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 - 15:30
Declan Burke

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