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They caused terror on the streets of Birmingham from the late 1800s until several years before World War 2

Politician and leader Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) in particular seems to inhale smoke more than anyone else, but now actress Helen McCrory, who plays the formidable Aunt Polly in the series, has revealed the truth, and it will shock many fans of the period favourite

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Helen McCroy, who plays the formidable Polly Gray, revealed that the cast get through about 5,000 cigarettes during each series of the programme and Cillian Murphy's character gets through about 1,000 alone

Speaking about the amount he had to smoke for the role, the actor told Birmingham Live: I dont smoke but people did smoke all day and night then. I use herbal rose things, theyre like my five a day