Peaky Blinders has added The Witch and Split actress Anya Taylor-Joy to the cast for its upcoming fifth season.

The BBC announced the news this morning (October 12), releasing a first-look picture of her as-yet-unnamed character.

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New on-set pictures have also emerged of Cillian Murphy back in character as Tommy Shelby as season five films in Manchester.

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Other cast members returning are Helen McCrory (Aunt Polly), Paul Anderson (Arthur Jr), Sophie Rundle (Ada), Kate Phillips (Linda) and Natasha O'Keeffe (Lizzie), as well as Aidan Gillen and Jack Rowan as father-and-son fixers Aberama and Bonnie Gold.

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The official synopsis for season five reads: "Series five of Steven Knight's crime family saga finds the world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. Opportunity and misfortune are everywhere.

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"When Tommy Shelby MP (Cillian Murphy) is approached by a charismatic politician with a bold vision for Britain, he realises that his response will affect not just his family's future but that of the entire nation."

We also recently got an official first-look photo of Tommy from the new episodes, portraying the Murphy character on horseback.

Peaky Blinders will return in 2019, moving from BBC Two to BBC One.

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