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PEAKY Blinders final is on BBC One TONIGHT (Sunday, September 22) with the episode six of the fifth series.

Here's everything you need to know about Peaky Blinders and its cast including the dapper Cillian Murphy.

Peaky Blinders returns to BBC One with episode five tonight
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Peaky Blinders returns to BBC One with episode five tonightCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

Who’s in the Peaky Blinders season five cast?

The BBC drama has a cast almost as popular as the series itself.

Here, we take a look at the actors behind the characters.

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby

Cillian returns as the lead character of Tommy.

He has been in the show since series one.

Apart from Peaky Blinders, the hunky Irishman, 42, is known for playing Damien in The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Jim in 28 Days Later and the Scarecrow in The Dark Knight Trilogy.

Cillian Murphy plays Tom Shelby
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Cillian Murphy plays Tommy ShelbyCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

Helen McCrory as Aunt Polly

Helen, 50, is an award-winning actress who was born in London on August 17, 1968.

Apart from Peaky Blinders she is known for playing Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.

She also made a brief appearance in James Bond movie Skyfall as an MP as well as taking on the role of Cherie Blair in 2006 movie The Queen.

 Helen McCrory will also be back for season five playing Aunt Polly
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Helen McCrory will also be back for season five playing Aunt PollyCredit: BBC

Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby

Paul, 41, has also starred in Peaky Blinders since the start.

He is also known for starring in The Revenant, and playing Sebastian Moran in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Paul Anderson plays Arthur Shelby
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Paul Anderson plays Arthur ShelbyCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

Aidan Gillen as Aberama Gold

Aidan, 51, joined the show in series four.

He shot to fame in the '90s starring in Queer as Folk.

His career has also seen him play Tommy Carcetti on The Wire, John Boy in Love/Hate, former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey in Charlie and Little Finger in .

 Aidan will reprise his role as Aberama
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Aidan will reprise his role as AberamaCredit: WARNING: Use of this image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture

Sam Claflin as Oswald Mosley

Sam, 33, is new to the cast and will make his first appearance in season five.

In 2016 Sam played quadriplegic Will Traynor alongside Emilia Clarke in Me Before You.

He also starred in Love, Rosie - a romantic comedy adapted from the Cecelia Ahern book Where Rainbows End.

Other notable roles include Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games franchise and Philip Swift in Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

 Paul Anderson returns as Arthur Shelby
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Paul Anderson returns as Arthur ShelbyCredit: BBC

Emmett J Scalan as Billy Grade

Emmett, 40, is also new to the cast.

He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in Hollyoaks.

Emmett currently stars in ITV's Butterfly.

When is Peaky Blinders on TV next?

Peaky Blinders returns to BBC One tonight (September 22) at 9pm.

The fifth season of Peaky Blinders premiered at 9pm on BBC One on Sunday, August 25.

On July 18, Peaky Blinders held a premiere for its upcoming series at Birmingham Town Hall, with stars such as Helen McCory and Sophie Rundle gracing the red carpet to celebrate the occasion.

Harry Kirton, Finn Cole, Packy Lee and Charlene McKenna were also in attendance while the main man himself, Cillian Murphy, was nowhere in sight.

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