Huge Peaky Blinders theme park ‘is on the cards for Birmingham’

Plans for a huge Peaky Blinders theme park are said to be in the works. 

The hit BBC show has put Birmingham on the map – and now tourism chiefs are said to be keen to cash in on the success.

Set in the city, the period crime drama follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the First World War. 

The fictional gang, led by the ruthless Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), is loosely based on a real urban youth gang were active in the city from the 1880s to the 1910s.

With six series and a movie now under way, Birmingham tourism bosses are said to be hatching a plan to capitalise on the show. 

‘This may sound like a crazy idea but Peaky Blinders was such a phenomenon and it’s reaped huge rewards for Britain,’ a TV insider said. 

‘Although the show was ultra- violent, it also showcased our industrial past, not to mention a whole new wave of fashion and haircuts.

‘So it’s actually a no-brainer for tourism chiefs keen to get the maximum draw and make the most of a TV show that was an international hit,’ a source told The Sun. 

MailOnline has contacted Birmingham tourism and the BBC for comment. 

It comes as the cast will take the show to the big screen in a new movie, which is in the works. 

In October last year, Cillian offered fans an update on the film.

Don’t mess with the Peaky Blinders! The hit BBC show has put Birmingham on the map – and now tourism chiefs are said to be keen to cash in (pictured Paul Anderson as Arthur Shelby) 

Rollercoasters: The period crime drama follows the exploits of the Peaky Blinders crime gang in the direct aftermath of the First World War – now a theme park could come to the city

Speaking to Today FM, the actor revealed the script was ‘close’ to being ready.

He said: ‘I’ve still not read it [the script] but that’s the plan, the plan is to make a film and to continue the story but in the cinematic world rather than on the television.

‘The television part of the story is finished. If there’s more stories to tell, I’m there I just haven’t read it yet but it’s close apparently.’

The film is expected to pick up where the show’s sixth and final season ended.

The previous month, the show’s creator Steven Knight suggested there may be another TV series following the release of the film.

Steven revealed that he will be handing over the reins to a new a team, who will look at producing the Birmingham-based gangster series set in the 1950s.

He told the BBC: ‘I think after the film, we will look at [it]. It would be me sort of launching possible new stories into the ’50s, and then I would hand over the baton of writing and creating the thing to other people.

He added: ‘But if there is an appetite for the world then it will continue.’

Thrilling: With six series and a movie now under way, Birmingham tourism bosses are said to be hatching a plan to capitalise on the show’s setting