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The drama, also starring Cillian Murphy and Sam Neill, hasn't been on the air since its second run finished back in November 2014, but its hotly anticipated third batch is due on BBC Two in the very near future. Following unconfirmed reports earlier this year suggesting that bosses were gunning for a Spring airdate, Helen - who plays Aunt Polly - was asked about the show while appearing on Lorraine Kelly's ITV show this morning.

"We've just finished Peaky. Peaky's coming back in April," she stated. Asked about the inspiration for her character and past suggestions that she draws influence from rocker Ozzy Osbourne, she quipped: "Yeah. I get quite a lot [of inspiration from] Ozzy in a frock. Why not, though?"

ITV Helen McCrory is back in Peaky Blinders next month

ITV She appeared on Lorraine today

We've just finished Peaky. Peaky's coming back in April Helen McCrory

The star also confirmed that she won't be in the new series of Penny Dreadful, given the grizzly end her character met last time around. "Penny Dreadful is coming back, but not me within it. I was actually decapitated," she pointed out. The 47-year-old, who is married to Damien Lewis, was on Lorraine to promote the Marie Curie daffodil appeal, which she became involved with when a young friend was diagnosed with cancer. "The care was a amazing," she recalled. "The nurse left [the friend] at 11pm at night, the door went at 20 past 11 and she said, 'I can't do it, I'm going to stay the night'.

BBC Peaky Blinders has amassed a loyal cult following

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BBC Cillian Murphy leads the cast