In a new interview with the Guardian, Cillian Murphy, who stars as Tommy Shelby, spoke movingly about how he was “in awe” of his late co-star.

“She was my closest colleague on Peaky, and one of the finest actors I’ve ever worked opposite,” he said when asked what McCrory meant to him.

“Any material, any scene… she made it special. She could do power and vulnerability, one after the other. She was just so cool and fun, and had such compassion for everyone she met. I was kind of in awe about how she lived her life – the way she balanced her work and her family so beautifully.”

As we wait patiently for news on how things might wrap up in Peaky Blinders, here’s everything you need to know about sixth and final season.

The Peaky Blinders team just wrapped filming with a special tribute to Helen McCrory