What Happens To Polly In Peaky Blinders

Following her family's failed attempt to assassinate oswald mosley (sam claflin), the irish republican army sees to it that polly is killed. For unspecified reasons, they tell her nephew, tommy. Peaky blinders final season has arrived on netflix and with it comes an explanation for polly grays absence as the actress who played her, helen mccrory, died between the productions of. The shows final season which premiered via netflix on friday, june 10 killed off polly gray in the first episode, following actress helen mccrory s april 2021 death following a battle with. From surprise character deaths, tommy's (played by cillian murphy) fate and revenge for polly gray (helen mccrory), there is so much to unpack from the final ever episode.

Here's how it happens, why it's perfect and how the show handles the tribute to mccrory. After the opening scene where tommy learns of pollys death, the shelbys have a funeral for polly, which includes a wagon pyre, a tradition in keeping with the familys roots. 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. Polly's absence is explained in the opening episode of peaky blinders season 6 when tommy receives a call from ira member laura mckee (charlene mckenna) following the failed assassination. She holds a high ranking position within the peaky blinders due to her close relationship with her nephew, and on multiple occasions he puts polly in interim charge. He also states on one occasion that if he does not return, she is to assume charge permanently.