Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight was shocked to hear that Aidan Gillen played a brothel keeper on Game of Thrones. “What are you talking about? It’s a kid’s show!”

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.

Peaky Blinders' creator Steven Knight admitted he thought 'Game of Thrones' was a kids show before casting Aidan Gillen.

The creator of Peaky Blinders has gushed about the "mind-blowing" cast of the upcoming film. Steven Knight revealed he is delighted about the line-up for the movie follow-up of the Netflix smash hit starring Cillian Murphy.