Quids in on the small screen

Forget Hollywood. Television is fast becoming the most exciting place for actors to work, says the 28 Days Later and Batman star Cillian Murphy. The Irish actor joined co-stars Sophie Rundle, Helen McCrory and Annabelle Wallis at the BFI last night for the gala screening of Peaky Blinders, the BBC’s new 1920s gangster drama, already dubbed a British Broadwalk Empire.

There’s a TV renaissance taking place that actors are migrating towards, said Murphy. “You can see when there’s movement, when it’s clear that the quality is happening in a certain medium.”