The ‘unstately’ National Trust mansion thrust into the spotlight by Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

To celebrate the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, visitors will be able to discover more about Calke’s on-screen transformation with new walking routes this spring.

The highly anticipated Peaky Blinders The Immortal Man has been filmed at a National Trust property in Derbyshire.

Calke Abbey, the ‘unstately home’ near Ticknall, is just about a one-hour drive from Wolverhampton city centre.

Although filming took place over the summer of 2024, the film was released in cinemas on March 6 2025 and is ready to make its Netflix debut on March 20.

Set in Birmingham in 1940, the film sees Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy return as Tommy Shelby in a new chapter written by Steven Knight and directed by Tom Harper.

The production selected Calke Abbey for its ‘extraordinary authenticity’.

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Filming took place both inside the house and on the wider estate.

Unlike many historic houses, Calke remains largely untouched, vividly portraying a period in the 20th century when country houses faced dramatic decline.

Calke’s seemingly-abandoned spaces, peeling paintwork and layered interiors offered the filmmakers an atmospheric backdrop that required almost no alteration.

Key scenes were shot in the ground floor passageways, kitchen, schoolroom and night nursery, where the war-time setting seems to rise naturally from the fabric of the building.

Beyond the house, the historic redbrick stable-yard and riding school underwent a transformation.

Set dressing, atmospheric lighting and the arrival of a vintage car reshaped these usually practical spaces — typically home to agricultural tools and equipment — into a moody, cinematic world that feels a world away from everyday Calke.

The stable-yard also became the backdrop for the now iconic Tommy Shelby walk.

With mist rising between the redbrick buildings and the overgrown courtyard thick with tension, Cillian Murphy’s silhouette emerges in a slow, swaggering stride — a sequence shot right at the heart of Calke’s stables and now instantly recognisable to fans.

Bringing this world to life required meticulous preparation behind the scenes.

Calke’s Collection Team worked closely with the production to protect the site’s historic environment, ensuring filming could take place safely within such fragile spaces.

More than 1,300 historic objects were carefully packed, moved and reinstated by the House Team in a process that took over 950 hours.

Floors, doorways, staircases and finishes were also protected to accommodate heavy equipment and increased footfall.

Artificial frost and snow effects were used during filming in a way that was safe for the environment.

An unexpected early snowfall provided its own continuity challenge, particularly for scenes shot through the school room windows - a room which doubled as Tommy Shelby’s writing room - where winter weather appeared earlier than planned. 

Caroline Taylor, Visitor Operations Manager at Calke Abbey, said: "Welcoming the Peaky Blinders team to Calke Abbey was a remarkable experience.

“Seeing the estate in all its glory on screen, from the atmospheric rooms to the historic stable-yards, truly celebrates what makes Calke special.

“It’s a privilege to share this unique house and landscape with the film, and we can’t wait for audiences to see it brought to life."

To celebrate the release of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, visitors will be able to discover more about Calke’s on-screen transformation with new walking routes and interpretation, opening this spring.

Outside, visitors will be invited to follow a downloadable walking route across the estate, taking in key filming locations and discovering how familiar spaces were adapted for the screen.

Inside the house, plans include newly created interpretation inspired by Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and images showing how Calke was altered for filming.

In the stable-yards interpretation will reveal how the spaces were dressed, disguised and digitally enhanced to create worlds far removed from present-day Derbyshire.

Location: Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby DE73 7JF