Ever since the Peaky Blinders season five finale episode aired and left fans in probably the greatest cliffhanger in a TV show ever. Fans and the whole world knew that the sixth season would be highly anticipated. BBC just added fuel to this huge flame when they announced that the sixth season would be the show’s last and announced the newest additions to the cast.

Among the newcomers on the show is Irishman alumni Stephen Graham. Fans were really exciting to see the new actor. And it looks like the actor himself was looking forward to the opportunity.

Stephen Graham on working with Cillian in Peaky Blinders

Stephen is the newest and probably the addition to the Peaky Blinders cast. His first appearance on the show was in the third episode. Stephen plays Hayden Stagg, the union head at one of Shelby company’s warehouses, who starts selling their opium.

While talking about the show and how it was shooting with Tommy Shelby, i.e., Cillian Murphy himself said that Stephen could not believe that he was with Cillian while a rehearsal was going on.

“I had to pinch myself a couple of times because I was sat there in a scene with him,” the actor said.

The actor commemorated Cillian for being a great actor and an equally gently human being. “He’s just an absolutely lovely fella and a phenomenal actor,” Stephen added while talking about Cillian.

When will they meet?

Now that we know how Stephen liked working with Cillian. We, however, are still to see them together on screen. Hayden Stagg was introduced in episode three when Arthur goes to give him an old-fashioned Peaky Blinder beating. But Hayden turns out to be a man with a way around words. He sorts of manipulates Arthur into letting him go.

And in newly released pictures for the next week’s episode four, we see Tommy paying a personal visit to Hayden! Yes, we will finally see them together at last.

It will be interesting to see how Tommy deals with him now that Arthur could not. And, of course, Tommy has his own demons to take care of.

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