IT is the haunted country house where Thomas Shelby broods on his Peaky Blinders past, visited by the ghosts of his dark days as leader of the brutal Brummie gang.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man opens on Netflix today after a limited cinema run, with Cillian Murphy’s charismatic character facing a moral dilemma during the 1940 Birmingham Blitz.

His rural bolthole has seen better days, just like the real-life mansion where the Steven Knight movie was filmed. Because Calke Hall in Derbyshire prides itself as being “the un-stately home”.

The house and estate are managed by the National Trust, and are open to the public, meaning that fans of the franchise can follow in Tommy’s footsteps and explore the setting of the film.

Shooting took place in November and December 2024, when Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson, Packy Lee and Sophie Rundle were all filmed inside the house, the stableyards and surrounding parkland.

Knight chose Calke specifically for its ‘unstately’ character, using its peeling paintwork and atmospheric rooms to capture a moment in the 20th century when many country houses faced dramatic decline.

“Few survive in such an authentic state,” says the National Trust. “And Calke’s rare, little-altered interiors provided the perfect backdrop for the film’s wartime storyline.

“The film shines a light on what makes Calke extraordinary: a country house poised in a moment in time, its faded grandeur and scattered collections telling the powerful story of a place that survived when so many did not.”

Scenes were shot in passageways and corridors, the kitchen, schoolroom and night nursery, each transformed by set dressers to add to the abandoned atmosphere of the estate.

It’s not the first time that Calke has been the star of the show. The makers of Outlander also filmed at the abbey in 2024, transforming the historic buildings into a vibrant 18th-century setting.

The National Trust’s filming and locations team, together with the Calke staff, prepared the house for filming, carefully packing 1,300 collection items and moving them into storage.

Winter filming brought its own challenges. Snowfall early in the Peaky Blinders shoot caused a continuity headache when the script required a snow-free landscape.

Other scenes shot later did require snow – after it had melted. Artificial snow and frost were used to create the right effect, using powdered wood pulp and foam to protect the house and natural environment.

Visitors to Calke Abbey can download a walking route taking in key filming locations across the estate and showing how familiar spaces were adapted for the screen.

Inside, there’s a new interpretation inspired by Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and images showing how Calke was altered for filming.

To plan a visit, and to learn more about Calke Abbey, head to the National Trust’s dedicated webpage. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man can be streamed on Netflix from today.

Images: Netflix and National Trust.

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