Could Paul Anderson make a sensational return to Peaky Blinders?

As hero hellraiser Arthur Shelby, Paul Anderson has shown time and again that he is up for the fight. The popular actor, best known for his role as hard-living gangster Arthur Shelby Jr in the BBC drama, looked smart in a two-piece suit while calling into a local newsagent when he was seen most recently But days earlier he looked less well when he was seen walking the streets and chatting to locals at the end of May with the filming of the Peaky Blinders movie set to start in September Paul hands some cash to a friend who he met at a local shop Paul was also spotted picking up some Ribena, a can of fizzy pop and a pain au chocolat from a local shop Mr Anderson was at a cashpoint at a local Tesco The fashionably-dressed star looked a little worse for wear, witnesses said He later sidled off with a companion on an electric scooter Paul Anderson playing Arthur Shelby. Friends say they are worried that Paul is unwell and struggling He is potentially just a few months away from filming the final installment of Peaky Blinders The actor is self-made, and his path to stardom began when he was a ticket tout outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium Paul had a pre-mixed can of G&T in his hand as he appeared to be on his phone He was Paul 'looks out of control' sometimes, one friend said Real fears for his health has led to speculation that a much-anticipated return to playing Arthur Shelby could be under threat. His breakthrough in acting came from his casting in football hooligan film The Firm, when a director found him touting tickets outrside Chelsea's football ground and changed his life After going to drama school, he also won a small part in Doctor Who Paul Anderson, who plays Arthur Shelby in the hit BBC drama, was with a friend and a baby on Boxing Day when police found the Class A drug and a pipe used for smoking it. Sources have said his involvement in a Peaky Blinders movie could be in doubt Paui Anderson with actor and close friend Tom Hardy, who he starred with in The Revenant and Kray biopic Legend In January it emerged that Anderson was arrested after a drinker at his local in Hampstead told the pub's manager he there was a smell of drug fumes coming from the disabled toilet after the actor walked out on Boxing Day.