Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, thought that Game of Thrones was a kid’s show until he cast Aidan Gillen in his own series. Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London, Knight admitted that due to his young son’s obsession with the HBO show, he’d dismissed it as being for a younger audience.

Rebecca Ferguson and Barry Keoghan are the latest additions to the cast of the 'Peaky Blinders' film, which Knight spoke about at The Royal Television Society's London Convention on Tuesday.

Steven Knight briefly opened up about his upcoming TV film of the blockbuster Netflix hit Peaky Blinders. In a conversation with BBC Culture Editor Katie Razzall at The Royal