Peaky Blinders is set to return for another crime-packed series with filming is set to start this summer, according to a new report.

The new series will begin in the 1950s and BBC bosses are pinning hopes on an air date next year to build on the renewed interest expected after the release of the Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, according to the Sun.

Series six ended in the 1930s, and the film is set during the Second World War, so an upcoming series would jump forward several years.

The new episodes are expected to pick up in the fifties, a time of violent Teddy Boy gangs and the rise of the infamous Kray twins in London.

A TV insider told the publication: ‘The sixth series was meant to be the last and the film was supposed to end the story. 

But show boss Steven Knight couldn’t resist coming back. He has been hinting for a while that he wanted to do more. 

Peaky Blinders is set to return for another crime-packed series with filming is set to start this summer, according to a new report (pictured: Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby)

The new series is believed to move into the 1950s and it is said that BBC bosses hope to sir next year to build on the renewed interest expected after the release of the Peaky Blinders film

Now the BBC has officially green-lit the project, and pre-production is under way, which will thrill fans.’

Filming is expected to begin in September and will air on BBC One in the UK and then be distributed internationally by Netflix, which is also backing the film.

Peaky Blinders originally ran from 2013 to 2022, following the Shelby family from 1919 through the 1920s and 1930s.

Cillian Murphy, who stars in the new film, could return to the series as Thomas Shelby, but in a ‘father figure’ role to a younger generation of gangsters – similar to the role played by the late Helen McCrory as Polly Gray.

After the TV series ended, Steven Knight dropped multiple hints that the story would continue. 

Speaking about the film, he recently said: ‘The world of Peaky will continue.’

MailOnline contacted the BBC for a comment, who have declined to comment. 

Teddy Boys were young men who dressed in Edwardian-style clothing and became known for violent clashes in the 1950s.

The new episodes are expected to pick up in the Fifties, a time of violent Teddy Boy gangs and the rise of the Kray twins in London

They often carried flick knives and knuckle dusters, and were seen as a major problem by police at the time.

The Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie, rose to power in London in the late 1950s and 1960s.

They ran organised crime operations, including protection rackets, and became notorious figures in British criminal history.

Their connections with celebrities and their brutal methods made them infamous across the country.