Famous faces spotted as Peaky Blinders filming underway in heart of Bradford

A production team gathered in the Little Germany area earlier this week – and lights, camera, action is well underway amid much excitement locally. 

When the Telegraph & Argus visited the location this morning, our photographer spotted Sophie Rundle, who plays Ada Thorne in Peaky Blinders.

Filming for the Peaky Blinders movie is underway in Bradford (Image: Newsquest/Mike Simmonds) Meanwhile, Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has also reportedly been seen on the set, though little is known about his character yet.

The Bafta-award winning actor was said to look every inch the Peaky Blinder in a flat cap, grey suit and overcoat.

Oscar nominee Tim Roth has also reportedly been spotted in the area.

Lights, camera, action! (Image: Newsquest/Mike Simmonds) Meanwhile, shots could be heard in Little Germany as part of filming yesterday.

Thomas Tinkler filmed the below footage – which includes the sound of gunfire ringing out in the historic area of Bradford. 

Another clip appears to show an unknown male actor wearing a black overcoat and a bowler hat near a vintage car and what looks to be a military vehicle loaded with boxes.

Thomas said: “I think it’s positive for Bradford that it’s been chosen as one of the locations to make this movie.”

T&A Camera Club member Mark Davis submitted this picture of the production crew hard at work on Wednesday (Image: Newsquest) A letter, from Oblik Productions Ltd, was sent to residents and businesses in the Little Germany area.

The letter said filming would take place from Wednesday to today, between 6pm and 4am. 

A large pile of rubble on Cater Street earlier this week (Image: Newsquest) Period crime drama Peaky Blinders – which aired on the BBC between 2013 and 2022 – followed the escapades of a Birmingham gang in the years after World War One.

Peaky Blinders’ series creator Steven Knight decided to bring the hit show to a close with season six – a time marked by challenges posed by the Covid pandemic. 

One of the vintage cars in the Little Germany area on Wednesday (Image: Newsquest)It is understood the film will take the place of the seventh series.

In 2022, Cillian Murphy – who plays Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders – said: “I think Steve has always had an endgame in mind. Covid screwed that up a bit. But now he’s got lots of plans to make a film.

“So I don’t think this is the end of the story. I think it’s probably just the end of the story in this form.”

It is not yet known when the Peaky Blinders film will be released – but it will be available to watch on Netflix.