Peaky Blinders’ Jack Rowan reveals why character Bonnie was written out of BBC drama so suddenly – The Sun

PEAKY Blinders' Jack Rowan revealed his character Bonnie was written out of the show so suddenly because he landed the leading role in another BBC One drama.

Fans were shocked when aspiring boxer Bonnie – the son of assassin Aberama Gold – was horrifically murdered in season five.

However, Jack has revealed the reason his time on the show ended so abruptly was that he needed to film BBC One book adaptation Noughts and Crosses.

"In the timeframe between series four and series five, I landed Noughts and Crosses, so it was a case of what do you do? Do you take this?" he told Radio Times.

"And in a way, I'm a young guy and it's a lead role. It was horrible to have to do something like that, but there was no question really what I would do, and it was this."

Bonnie was murdered the fascist Billy Boys in order to send a message to Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy).

They ambushed Bonnie and his dad Aberama, played by Aiden Gillen, in the woods.

After beating Bonnie, they bound him to a cross and shot him at point blank range in front of his father.

Jack says he's grateful the character got an ending, continuing: "I thank that team from the bottom of my heart for not recasting the character or not just leaving him out, they actually said let's give him an ending."

His new role is Callum McGregor in BBC One's adaptation of Malorie Blackman's popular work Noughts and Crosses.

It follows his journey as part of the "Nought" underclass, after he falls in love with a privileged "Cross", Sephy.

The adaptation is based on the first book in the series, which has won the Red House Children's Book Award and the Fantastic Fiction Award.

Malorie Blackman, author of the Noughts and Crosses novels, says of its release: “I’m thrilled that the TV dramatisation of Noughts and Crosses has such an amazing cast to bring the story to the screen. It will be so exciting to see how the writers and actors open up the world I created, adding new breadth and detail.”

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