Peaky Blinders finale branded a 'masterpiece' by 'sobbing' viewers
Peaky Blinders finale: ‘I’m literally shaking!’ BBC drama’s last ever episode branded a ‘masterpiece’ by ‘sobbing’ viewers as Tommy Shelby goes on murderous rampage
- Contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders: Series Six, Episode Six
Peaky Blinders’ last ever episode was branded a ‘masterpiece’ by ‘sobbing’ viewers as the hit BBC drama came to a spellbinding conclusion on Sunday night.
Series six of the cult gangster programme ended with an 80 minute extravaganza, complete with one final murder of a major character.
Emotional scenes saw Tommy Shelby’s wife Lizzie (played by Natasha O’Keeffe) reveal that she was leaving him, which promoted the protagonist (Cillian Murphy) to up-sticks to Canada.
‘I’m literally shaking!’ Peaky Blinders’ last ever episode was branded a ‘masterpiece’ by ‘sobbing’ viewers as the hit BBC drama came to a spellbinding conclusion on Sunday night
However, it was a tense exchange between the main character and his cousin Michael (Finn Cole) which left fans on the edge of their seat.
Hell-bent on avenging the death of his mother Polly Gray (the late Helen McCrory), Michael attempted to murder his relative by blowing up his car.
Thinking he had been successful, he entered a bar before saying: ‘Mum, it’s done. It’s over. My God, forgive me,’ however he couldn’t have been more wrong.
Tommy had ordered his friend Johnny Dogs (Packy Lee) to transfer a timed bomb to a nearby vehicle, and soon followed Michael into the tavern.
Explosive: Series six of the cult gangster programme ended with an 80 minute extravaganza, complete with one final murder of a major character
Tragic: Tommy Shelby’s wife Lizzie (played by Natasha O’Keeffe) revealed that she was leaving him, which promoted the protagonist (Cillian Murphy) to up-sticks to Canada
End of an era: She left her wedding ring behind in emotional scenes during the installment
He boomed: ‘Speak to me. Speak to me Michael,’ while his astonished cousin stared on before replying, ‘You killed her.’
Tommy replied: ‘Polly made her own choices, Michael,’ who argued: ‘No. No one close to you makes a choice without your opinion Tom.
‘Not Arthur, not me, not Ada. We can’t escape you, your lethal hand is always on our shoulders.’
The World War I veteran then said: ‘She’ll visit me no more,’ before shooting Michael in his eye.
Wow! However, it was a tense exchange between the main character and his cousin Michael (Finn Cole) which left fans on the edge of their seat
Shocking: Hell-bent on avenging the death of his mother Polly Gray (the late Helen McCrory), Michael attempted to murder his relative by blowing up his car
One step ahead: Tommy had ordered his friend Johnny Dogs (Packy Lee) to transfer a timed bomb to a nearby vehicle, and soon followed Michael into the tavern
Fans, who were left ‘literally shaking’ by the installment, rushed to Twitter to laud Cillian for his acting skills while begging for future episodes.
They wrote: ‘All hail Cillian Murphy. The best actor of his generation. His work on Peaky Blinders was, in turn, bold, epic, intimate, nuanced, and tremendously effective. I hope he is proud of it at least 1/10 of how proud we are. #PeakyBlinders.’
‘i thought i’d feel distraught and upset but i actually feel so at peace and content. this was a beautiful episode with such a poetic ending. it definitely feels like the beginning of something, not the end. #peakyblinders.’
‘The end of an Era. One of the best tv shows ever #PeakyBlinders.’
‘#peakyblinders s6 spoilers arthur being the one to finally get revenge for polly… i am sobbing.’
Tense: Thinking he had been successful, he entered a bar before saying: ‘Mum, it’s done. It’s over. My God, forgive me,’ however he couldn’t have been more wrong
Amazing: He boomed: ‘Speak to me. Speak to me Michael,’ while his astonished cousin stared on before replying, ‘You killed her’
Bullseye: The World War I veteran then said: ‘She’ll visit me no more,’ before shooting Michael in his eye
‘What an absolute masterpiece of an ending omg #PeakyBlinders.’
‘this scene shattered me, i love them so much #PeakyBlinders.’
‘Without these two Peaky blinders would be nothing. Tonight’s scene between Arthur and Tommy was absolutely perfect, that was the real farewell, with Johns picture on the wall too. A fine bit of acting #PeakyBlinders.’
‘THIS WAS SO F*****G GOOD I’M LITERALLY SHAKINGGGGG AAAAAAAAA THAT SCENE WITH ARTHUR I CRIEDDDDD !!!! #PeakyBlinders #PeakyBlindersS6.’
‘Peaky Blinders [clapping emojis] what a finale. Surely can’t leave it at that?! Brilliant.’
‘My face watching the end of peaky blinders I was not f*****g expecting that #PeakyBlinders.’
Cillian recently revealed the impact of co-star and friend Helen’s death on the show’s final series.
The actor spoke to Variety about the upcoming series of the show and how it will be ‘in tribute’ to the late actress, who passed away from breast cancer last year.
Cillian explained her absence in the show will play a big part of the story of his character, Thomas Shelby.
Enthusiastic: Fans, who were left ‘literally shaking’ by the installment, rushed to Twitter to laud Cillian for his acting skills while begging for future episodes
He said: ‘I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honor her. Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season.
‘It’ll be different without her, you know. It simply won’t be the same. I’ve spoken about how phenomenal she was as an actress and as a person and it is an enormous loss to the whole acting community and not just for our show.
‘My thoughts are always with Damian [Lewis] and her kids. I just hope that the show will live up to her memory and our memory of her.’
Helen did not film any scenes as her iconic character Aunt Polly in the sixth and final series of Peaky Blinders following her cancer diagnosis.
Tragic: Cillian recently revealed the impact of co-star and friend Helen’s death on the show’s final series (pictured in 2014)
The BAFTA Cymru award winner did not get the chance to appear in any scenes and creators of the BBC drama had to rewrite ‘vast sections’ of the show.
Filming for the last series was brought to a standstill in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and resumed in January 2021.
Helen swore friends to secrecy as she faced gruelling breast cancer treatment.
She passed away in April last year and had appeared on TV to promote the Prince’s Trust only six weeks before her death, and shared her secret struggle with ‘very, very few people’.
A spokeswoman told The Sun: ‘Helen did not film with us in series six but Polly is an ever-present part of the show.
‘She is forever the matriarch of the Shelby family and her presence is always felt by Tommy and the rest of the family. Her influence is an integral part of the season.’
According to reports, Aunt Polly was set to have a larger role in the new series, before she had to be rewritten out of the script.
Helen played Polly Gray since series one which aired in 2013 and became a household name thanks to the part and her role in Harry Potter.
Her final TV role was in the autumn of 2020, portraying Prime Minister Dawn Ellison opposite Hugh Laurie in the BBC political drama Roadkill.
Awful: He said: ‘Even with Helen McCrory, the impact she had on Peaky Blinders. I never got to meet with her unfortunately, never even got to dance with her’ (pictured in-character)
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