Cillian Murphy on the difficulty of filming Peaky Blinders without Helen McCrory

Cillian Murphy (Brian Lawless/PA)

Cillian Murphy has said it felt “very strange” to be on the set of Peaky Blinders without his co-star Helen McCrory following her death last year.

Murphy, who had starred alongside the actress in the hit BBC One series since it began in 2013, described her as the “beating heart” of the show.