Helen McCrory didn't movie any scenes as her iconic character Aunt Polly within the sixth and remaining sequence of Peaky Blinders following her most cancers prognosis.
The actress, who died final yr aged 52, didn't get the prospect to seem in any scenes and creators of the BBC drama needed to rewrite 'huge sections' of the present.
Followers of the present can be heartbroken to be taught that Helen won't function within the remaining installment of the gangster household epic.
Filming for the final sequence was delivered to a standstill in March 2020 as a result of coronavirus pandemic and resumed in January 2021.
Helen swore buddies to secrecy as she confronted gruelling breast most cancers remedy and was unable to participate in filming for Peaky Blinders.
She handed away in April final yr. The Harry Potter star appeared on TV to advertise the Prince's Belief solely six weeks earlier than her loss of life, and shared her secret wrestle with 'very, only a few individuals'.
A spokeswoman advised the Solar: 'Helen didn't movie with us in sequence six however Polly is an ever-present a part of the present.
'She is ceaselessly the matriarch of the Shelby household and her presence is all the time felt by Tommy and the remainder of the household. Her affect is an integral a part of the season.'
The printed date for the brand new sequence has been pushed again after Covid delayed post-production.
In keeping with stories, Aunt Polly was set to have a bigger position within the new sequence, earlier than she needed to be rewritten out of the script.
Helen performed Polly Grey since sequence one which aired in 2013 and have become a family title because of the half and her position in Harry Potter.
She final performed the position in 2019.
Her remaining TV position was within the autumn of 2020, portraying Prime Minister Daybreak Ellison reverse Hugh Laurie within the BBC political drama Roadkill.
Following Helen's loss of life, her husband Damian Lewis wrote on Twitter: 'I am heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with most cancers...
'The attractive and mighty girl that's Helen McCrory has died peacefully at residence, surrounded by a wave of affection from family and friends.
'She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and understand how fortunate we're to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thanks.'
He later revealed his late spouse had urged him to seek out love once more simply two weeks earlier than her loss of life, including she had proven 'no concern, no bitterness' and 'no self-pity.'
Writing in The Sunday Occasions, the actor mentioned Helen advised him and their youngsters, daughter Manon, 14, and son Gulliver, 13, that she wished 'Daddy to have a number of girlfriends'.
He wrote: 'She has been totally heroic in her sickness. Humorous, in fact - beneficiant, courageous, uncomplaining, continuously reminding us all of how fortunate we've been, how blessed we're.
'Her generosity has prolonged to encouraging us three to reside. Dwell totally, take alternatives, have adventures.
'Solely a few weeks in the past she mentioned to us from her mattress, 'I would like Daddy to have girlfriends, a number of them, it's essential to all love once more, love isn't possessive, however you already know, Damian, strive no less than to get although the funeral with out snogging somebody.'
Damian additionally wrote of his heartbreak that Helen had left their youngsters 'too early' however they've been ready for all times as she taught them to be 'brave'.
He stood by the actress' aspect throughout her sickness, with Helen disregarding her hoarse voice in her remaining TV look final month to selflessly discuss their charity work.
The couple's devotion to 1 one other shone brightly for all to see, with Lewis saying the actress died peacefully at residence surrounded by 'peace and love' and their youngsters.