Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the feature-length continuation of the hit BBC series, has landed on Netflix, with production notes revealing that Bradford's Little Germany district played a pivotal role in the film's gritty World War II setting. The location, with its wide period streets, was transformed into bomb-damaged Birmingham for the movie, marking a significant achievement for the production team.
Supervising location manager Richard Hill explained that the streets of Little Germany were ideal for the bomb-damaged scenes, as they could be closed off for seven days to dress with rubble. The cooperation of residents and the Bradford Film Office was crucial in making this possible, allowing the crew to control the environment for the demanding sequences.
Other key locations include the disused Burton’s factory in Leeds, which stood in for the BSA factory bombing in Small Heath, and Liverpool's Hartley’s Factory, used for the Blinders' pig-pen. The interior of The Garrison pub was built at Digbeth Loc Studios in Birmingham, marking the first time the series filmed in Tommy Shelby's home city, while the exterior remained in Castlefield, Manchester.
The film also features the Black Country Living Museum for Charlie Strong's Yard and Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, which was transformed into a 1940s country house for Tommy's self-imposed exile. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is now streaming on Netflix.
