Cork star Cillian Murphy could top list for Birmingham Six film role

Cillian Murphy could be set to star in a movie about the infamous Birmingham pub bombings that resulted in the wrongful convictions of six Irishmen.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has indicated his intention to make a film about the notorious 1974 atrocity, which killed 21 people and injured a further 182 after bombs exploded in two city centre pubs.

It is likely that Cork-born Murphy, who plays the lead role in the Birmingham- based BBC smash-hit drama Peaky Blinders, would be top of Knight’s hit list once the new picture gets underway.