TWO Peaky Blinders scripts that were auctioned off at the Black Country Living Museum have raised £1,150 for charity.

Hundreds of fans attended the museum’s recent Peaky Blinders Nights to bid for the unique pieces of memorabilia, which both featured personal handwritten messages from the hit show's creator Steven Knight.

One lucky bidder bagged the very first, unnamed pilot read and another secured the full script for season two, episode six entitled ‘Grace’s Secret’.

Bidding started at £100, with the museum's director and chief executive, Andrew Lovett, taking to the podium to lead the auction.

It quickly escalated with one script going for £650 and the other going for £525, raising a hefty sum for Mr Knight’s chosen charity, Acorns Children’s Hospice, which offers care for life-limited and life-threatened babies, children and young people.

Mr Knight said: “I’m really delighted that the Peaky Blinders evenings went so well at the Black Country Living Museum and I hope they can become a regular occurrence.

"It was great to see how much money the scripts fetched and maybe we can build on this in the future for the good of Acorns Children's Hospice.

"I’m busy writing series four, which will be back at the Black Country Museum next year.”

Helen Dowdswell, major donor manager at the hospice added: “This is such a generous gesture from Steven. This money will make a child very happy – it could mean adding a sensory room, buying specialist toys, equipment.

"I really didn’t expect the scripts to go for as much as they did. I thought if all we get was a mention that would be good awareness but then when we found out what they sold for we were over the moon. We didn’t expect that at all.”