Actor Cillian Murphy has said he is nothing like his Peaky Blinders character Tommy Shelby, because he is not a "psychopathic gangster".
Murphy, 49, told BBC News playing the violent patriarch for a quarter of his life "has been a gift and a privilege".
A Peaky Blinders film will be released soon by Netflix, although Murphy said the plot line is still under lock and key.
It comes as the Irish actor promotes his new film, Steve, which follows his titular character's attempt to turn around a 1990s reform school for troubled boys.
Teasing the Peaky Blinders film, which has been written by the show's creator Steven Knight, Murphy said: "I think it's better to keep it under wraps, keep it a surprise."
