Sadly, the sixth and final season starts with the unexpected death of the family matriarch, Polly Gray. The Season 6 premiere reveals that Aunt Polly was killed off-screen by the Irish Republican Army during the attempted assassination of Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) in the Season 5 finale.
So her absence would be felt no matter what decision was made, but ultimately, Knight shared, “the idea that Polly's alive but she's gone to America or something wasn't right.” Instead, the creator decided that killing her off was the more honorable thing to do and the death is revealed early on in the new season.
In the opening of Peaky Blinders' sixth season, it's revealed that Polly has been killed by the very same people who ruined Tommy's assassination plan against Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) in the season 5 finale.
Aunt Polly died offscreen in Peaky Blinders as a result of an attempted assassination by the Irish Republican Army of Oswald Mosley in the season 5 finale. This part was written to explain the character's death on the show after Helen McCrory, Polly's actress, died after battling cancer.
Polly makes a deal with Luca offering to sacrifice Thomas in exchange for the lives of Arthur, Michael, and Finn while they charm each other. Luca doesn't trust Polly easily, he uses Michael to threaten her that he can reach her son at any time and he will kill her only son if she can't deliver Thomas.
Yet the worst act he has ever committed is forcing Polly to sleep with him to keep her son from spending the rest of his life behind bars.
Born Elizabeth Shelby, Polly was aunt to Peaky Blinders gang leader Tommy Shelby, his brothers Arthur, John and Finn, and their sister Ada Thorne.
Arthur tries to confront his father before he leaves for good, but becomes intimidated by the man's strength and anger, knowing that he wouldn't win in a fight against him. The events cause Arthur to re-evaluate himself and as a result, he attempts suicide by hanging himself.
In season six, episode three 'Gold', vengeance did come. Tommy's seven-year-old daughter Ruby died of tuberculosis, after hearing voices, seeing visions and speaking the Romani words for the devil. Ruby died from a curse laid in retaliation for Tommy having passed on an already-cursed sapphire to the Barwell family.
The scene was the result of off-screen loss. Helen McCrory, who plays Aunt Polly, passed away in April of last year after battling cancer. A month later, while still filming the final season, Murphy told Men's Health about the continued impact of the loss. “I'm deeply saddened and still trying to get over it,” he said.
In the end, the decision was made to kill off the character and this was done at the season's premiere. Aunt Polly was collateral damage from Tommy Shelby's attempted assassination of Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin) which was thwarted by the IRA.
Polly finally does give in to the mutual attraction, and they have sex, during which he makes the mistake of placing his hand around her neck and unwittingly causes her to have flashbacks to the time Campbell raped her, understandably killing the moment somewhat.
Part of the hit show's sixth season was filmed in Portsoy, with Michael Gray – a cousin of the Shelby brothers – shot dead in the village, which was masking as the island of Miquelon.
John Shelby (Joe Cole) was killed in the vendetta, earning the family a Romany curse from his widow Esme. Polly's son Michael betrayed Tommy (or thought he had) and was sent away to America.
Read our spoiler-filled episode one review here. – The Romani gypsy words spoken by Ruby in her fevered state appear to be “Tikno mora o beng o beng”. In this English/Romani dictionary, 'tikno' means child or small, 'mora' or 'maura' means to slay or kill, and 'o beng' means 'the devil'.
Will there be a Peaky Blinders season 7? Unfortunately, no, Peaky Blinders season 6 is the final season of the British drama series, but creator Steven Knight confirmed that in place of a seventh season, they're making a Peaky Blinders movie.
He is informed by Doctor Holford (Aneurin Barnard) that he has tuberculoma and has at best, a year and a half to live. He is certain now that his death is imminent.
Lizzie officially reached the end of her tether after discovering Tommy had slept with Diana Mitford and decided to leave him. Still distraught over the death of her daughter Ruby, she's surprised when Tommy's son Charlie asks to join her instead of staying with him.
Tommy's son by his late first wife Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis), Charles (Billy Jenkins) chose to leave Tommy and live with his beloved step-mother Lizzie in the final episode.
Despite the plan being a ruse, Tommy is upset with Michael for not warning him about it, since as far as he knew, he was letting Tommy die. Michael says that he did it to protect his mother.
Alfie is revealed to be alive, living in Margate. His face is visibly scarred from Tommy's shooting, leaving him blind in his left eye. Alfie is acutely aware of the rise of fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin), as well as Tommy's career in politics.
Taking audiences by surprise at the climax of season 4, episode 1, "The Noose," the character is shot dead outside his house in front of Esme and Michael, his wife and brother, by one of the goons hired to eliminate the Blinders at the command of key antagonist Luca Changretta.
Tommy's aunt, who ran the business when the men went away to war, and who now operates as his consigliere.
Anna Gray was the daughter of Polly Shelby and Mr. Gray. She was taken away from her mother by the parish authorities. She's never met her mother again and died in Australia.