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Peaky Blinders will return for a third series, the BBC has announced, following the close of season two of the Brummie gangster show.
The drama, starring Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Sam Neill and Helen McCrory, first aired in September last year and finished its most recent six-episode run on Thursday night.
After the credits rolled, a statement from its official Twitter account read: “Peaky Blinders will return for a third series on BBC Two.”
Viewers for both series have ranged between two and three million and it is being shown in the US by the Netflix subscription service.
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Annabelle Wallis plays Grace Burgess
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Lizzie and Tommy Shelby share a lunch together
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Sam Neill plays Chief Inspector Campbell
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Annabelle Wallis plays Grace Burgess
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Arthur Shelby and Paul Bullion share tense-looking words in Peaky Blinders episode 5
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Cillian Murphy plays Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders episode 5
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders episode 5
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), Paul Bullion (Billy Kitchen) and Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) in episode 5
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Paul Anderson plays Arthur Shelby in Peaky Blinders series two
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Tom Hardy looks intense as Alfie Solomons
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy)
Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Helen McCrory plays Aunt Polly Gray
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby and Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 May Carleton, played by Charlotte Riley
Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 A battered-looking Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 A rain-soaked Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 The scene is beautiful but Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) barely seems to notice
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) with Aunt Polly Gray (Helen McCrory)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 There are those cheekbones...
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) with May Carleton (Charlotte Riley)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Looking dapper: Darby Sabini (Noah Taylor) and Sewell (Sam Hazeldine)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Don't mess with Alfie Solomons, played by Tom Hardy
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 The Shelbys: John (Joe Cole), Thomas (Cillian Murphy) and Arthur (Paul Anderson)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Jeremiah Jesus (Benjamin Zephaniah) and Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 May Carleton (Charlotte Riley) stands between Charlie Strong (Ned Dennehy) and Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 A smartly-attired Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Thomas Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, looks serious
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 John Shelby (Joe Cole)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Helen McCrory as a brooding Aunt Polly Gray
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 ...it's those cheekbones again
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Ada Thorne, played by Sophie Rundle
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 An impassioned Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy)
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Peaky Blinders series 2 Peaky Blinders series 2 Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and Aunt Polly Gray (Helen McCrory)
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Set in the aftermath of the First World War, the series’ bleak portrayal of gangland Birmingham initially divided viewers but has drawn a dedicated following as well as rave reviews from critics.
Calling it the “finest British drama of 2014”, The Independent ’s Grace Dent bemoaned that more people were not watching.
Now they will have the chance.
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