I can see why fans think Peaky Blinders final season is boring – but I don’t agree, says Duke Shelby star
PEAKY Blinders star Conrad Khan has admitted he can see why fans of the show have been bored with the final season - but says he doesn't agree with them.
The actor, who plays Tommy Shelby's [Cillian Murphy] son Duke in the BBC drama, defended the writers' decision to focus on Tommy's mental state rather than the explosive brawls and gun battles of previous series.
Speaking to , he said: "I mean, episode five was quite exciting. The garrotting scene in the bath… that was one of the most violent scenes I've seen, certainly in the series.
"But I study film. I study it at uni. I've done it for a year-and-a-half. And some of the films we have to watch are a little bit boring. They're two-and-a-half-hour, black-and-white, silent, 1920s, very abstract…
"So I don't mind going into somebody's… internal, emotional state for an hour. But I guess the show is built on action and excitement. So I can see why some people might think that. But for me, I don't mind it, actually."
Over six series gang leader Tommy has grappled with his deteriorating psyche as the stresses of balancing a criminal organisation and an increasingly public profile have ratcheted up.
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So far in season six Tommy has been told by doctors that he's seriously ill and doesn't have too much time left and has become embroiled in a love triangle with fascist politician Oswald Mosley and his wife Diana.
There has been criticism that fan favourite characters have been underused and a number of plots points left as loose ends ahead of the final.
However, with a first Peaky film in the works, it's likely Tommy will live to fight another day.
