Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, thought that Game of Thrones was a kid’s show until he cast Aidan Gillen in his own series. Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London,

Steven Knight has described the cast for his TV film of smash Netflix hit Peaky Blinders, starring Cillian Murphy as Birmingham gangster boss Tommy Shelby, as “mindblowing.” The film follows a six-season series met with critical acclaim after dropping on the streaming platform,

The creator of the Peaky Blinders drama series has announced plans to open a studio in Los Angeles in the US. Steven Knight has said he wants to bring Birmingham’s Digbeth Loc Studios to the States to highlight the work of film-makers from the Midlands.