If you've already started going through Peaky Blinders withdrawal after that shocking series four finale, we have some news that'd even make Thomas Shelby crack a smile.

Following the transmission of Wednesday's (20 December) bullet-riddled series-ender, BBC Two has confirmed that the fifth series of Peaky Blinders will definitely return in 2019 — so there will be a slight delay for the Shelbys' next plot.

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A fifth series was originally confirmed back in the spring of 2016 as part of a double-commission by the BBC, but it was unclear when the period crime drama would actually return to screens until now. Like its most recent run, there will be six episodes.

While fans are waiting for the next televised chapter of Peaky Blinders, they'll surely be excited to know that showrunner Steven Knight has confirmed to Digital Spy that a proper West End musical based on the series really is happening.

"We were approached by people who said they thought it would make a great musical... so who would not want to do that?" Knight explained to us. "I'm taking it seriously. But I've got to get series five [of the TV series] out of the way [first]."

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There's also a spirit range, fully sanctioned by the Shelby of course, in the works to give fans "a true taste of the 1920s" while tossing a few back in preparation for the new episodes in 2019.

In the meantime, writer Steven Knight is also keeping himself busy with a second series of Taboo, which will reunite him with Peaky Blinders guest star (and Knight's frequent collaborator) Tom Hardy.

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