Cillian Murphy will reprise his Peaky Blinders role as crime boss Tommy Shelby when the period gangster drama returns to BBC Two - but fans will have to wait until 2019 for season five.
The announcement was made on Twitter on Wednesday night after the fourth season's finale on BBC Two.
A tweet from the show read: "#PeakyBlinders will return to @BBCTwo in 2019."
#PeakyBlinders will return to @BBCTwo in 2019. pic.twitter.com/ncEGqupBkC
— Peaky Blinders (@ThePeakyBlinder) December 20, 2017
Warning: spoiler alert!
The finale saw Shelby become Labour MP for Birmingham South after a number of twists and plenty of bloodshed along the way.
Watch the last scene from the final episode of this series of Peaky Blinders, featuring @LauraMarlinghq's astonishing version of Bob Dylan's A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.#PeakyBlinders returns to BBC Two in 2019. pic.twitter.com/IKDysRTkPO
— Peaky Blinders (@ThePeakyBlinder) December 20, 2017
Fans were left reeling as the story played out - and then had to deal with the shock that there would be no new episodes in 2018.
I can see now that you are finished season 4 as well, brilliant finale but what’s the story with the wait for Season 5 #PeakyBlinders
— 🇮🇪 Martin O Riordan 🇮🇪 (@Cork_Bhoy_) December 21, 2017
That was the most emotionally draining thing I've ever witnessed, i nearly took a cardiac arrest on 6 separate occasions #PeakyBlinders
— Niamh (@RealNiamhNolan) December 21, 2017
Whoooaaa @ThePeakyBlinder, what a series finale. Heart in mouth the whole time... Bravo! #PeakyBlinders #PeakyBlindersS4
— Paul James-Reynolds (@PaulGReynolds) December 21, 2017
#PeakyBlinders season 4 finale incredible final episode, electrifying n devastating, explosive performances n scenes with a killer score WOW
— Asif Iqbal (@Asif_Bachchan) December 21, 2017
#PeakyBlinders
— Northern Soul (@soul_mandy) December 21, 2017
Absolutely superb.
An hour never went by so quickly!
Congratulations to all involved.
Sheer class.
When you realise there is no more #peakyBlinders till 2019!! 😩 pic.twitter.com/IE61uDcR4s
— sarah ☆ (@Sarah_H2904) December 21, 2017
Having just watched the entire back catalogue and current series of #PeakyBlinders in two weeks , this is me faced with the prospect of a two year wait for the next series! pic.twitter.com/0A2iPVa2JR
— TheMerryMustela (@TheBarleyWeasel) December 21, 2017
