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Tommy Shelby Returns in The Immortal Man: Key Reminders


Peaky Blinders may have concluded on a cliffhanger in 2022, but Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) still has unfinished business. Nearly seven years after the final season’s events, Tommy returns from the “dead” in the upcoming Peaky Blinders: Immortal Man. With his nation at stake due to World War II, so is his well-established business empire in Small Heath, Birmingham.

Once a humble gambling den, Shelby Ltd. has expanded into a feared enterprise with multinational exports and imports over six seasons. However, that growth came at a cost. Throughout this journey, the Shelbys formed alliances and made enemies with powerful figures, ranging from the esteemed Winston Churchill to outright Nazi sympathizers. Much of his business success is built on sacrificing his family’s well-being in pursuit of long-term profit, but if there is one thing Tommy consistently fails at, it’s setting limits. With Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man approaching, here’s what to remember about where the story last left off with the Shelbys.

Tommy Shelby Finds Post-Prohibition Business in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 6

The last time fans saw the Shelbys in Peaky Blinders, they were at rock bottom after the failed assassination attempt on fascist Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin). Tommy takes the outcome too seriously, nearly taking his own life were it not for his wife, Lizzie (Natasha O’Keeffe), removing the bullets from his gun. Tommy discovers that the ambush on the Shelbys wasn’t ordered by Mosley himself but was carried out by IRA brigades. Two of Tommy’s closest confidants are killed: Aberama Gold (Aidan Gillen) and his aunt Polly Shelby (Helen McCrory, whose death is implied off-screen following the actor’s passing). Polly’s son and Tommy’s cousin, Michael Gray (Finn Cole), who has been holding a business-related grudge since Season 5, is devastated by her death and vows revenge.

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Fast forward four years to December 5, 1933, when Tommy arrives on Miquelon Island, a French territory near Newfoundland that was a major hub for alcohol smuggling during U.S. Prohibition. With Prohibition ending at midnight, Tommy plans to use the same smuggling systems already established on the island to smuggle opium imported from Shanghai. During a meeting on Miquelon, Tommy invites Michael to join his new business venture and gives him a bag of opium. Unbeknownst to Michael, Tommy tips off Boston authorities that Michael is carrying drugs, framing him and getting him arrested.

The Shelbys Are Haunted by a Curse in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 6

James Frecheville as Jack Nelson in Peaky Blinders standing tall.

James Frecheville as Jack Nelson in Peaky Blinders standing tall.
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Tommy returns to London for both family and business. Haunted by a prophecy foretelling that one of the Shelbys will die, he is disturbed when he learns that his young daughter Ruby has been running a high fever. More troubling is her claim of hearing voices and seeing a “grey man.” Although a combination of modern medicine and centuries-old remedies briefly eases her condition, the worst is yet to come. Ruby’s fever suddenly returns, she begins coughing up blood, and her hallucinations intensify.

On the business front, Tommy seeks to build ties with Jack Nelson (James Frecheville), a powerful Boston broker and uncle to Michael’s wife, Gina Gray (Anya Taylor-Joy). Despite his proximity to the U.S. President, Nelson secretly sympathizes with fascist ideology. Using his position in Parliament, Tommy trades political access for influence, informing Oswald Mosley and his aristocratic mistress, Lady Diana Mitford (Amber Anderson), of Nelson’s interest in advancing fascism abroad. Meanwhile, as Nelson visits London to secure alcohol import licenses while quietly advancing his agenda, Tommy proposes a deal: open Boston’s borders to his opium trade. If Nelson refuses, Tommy threatens to partner with the Solomon family of Boston’s Eastern Jewish community, risking a gang war.

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Ruby is rushed to the hospital, where doctors discover she has tuberculosis in her left lung. Although detected early, the treatment is harsh and uncertain. As a result, Ruby’s chances of recovery are slim. Tommy believes her illness is caused by the curse and sets out to find Esme Lee (Aimee-Ffion Edwards), the wife of Tommy’s late younger brother John (Joe Cole). Esme tells Tommy that many people wish him harm and shows him a grave connected to a cursed sapphire he gave his late first wife, Grace Burgess (Annabelle Wallis) back in Season 3. Although he has given away the sapphire, the curse apparently remains attached. Esme believes Evadne Barwell (Gwynne McElveen) placed the curse. Desperate, Tommy offers money, gold, and a monument in exchange for Ruby’s life.

In Tommy’s absence, his younger sister Ada Thorne (Sophie Rundle) steps in to run the business. As the more morally just and composed Shelby sibling, Ada argues with Mitford and Mosley. However, her confrontation secures an invitation for the Shelbys to attend an upcoming meeting. Ada also sends one of Shelby’s family friends, Isiah Jesus (Daryl McCormack), along with a newly sober Arthur to Liverpool to control Hayden Stagg (Stephen Graham), who has been stealing opium from the docks. Instead of killing Stagg, Arthur holds back when challenged about his addiction.

Tommy Shelby Is Given 18 Months to Live in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Final Season

Ruby dies of tuberculosis, leaving Tommy, Lizzie, and their son Charles devastated. However, Tommy is consumed by rage. Believing Barwell was responsible for Ruby’s death, vengeful Tommy visits the Barwells’ forest encampment and murders them. Before leaving, Esme reveals that Tommy has an illegitimate son. The child was conceived before the war and has been living in the encampment under the name Duke (Conrad Khan). Although grieving deeply, business continues as usual. McKee, Mitford, Mosley, and Nelson finally meet to discuss mutual benefits. However, Tommy completely disassociates from their conversation.

Later it is revealed that Gina has been secretly sleeping with Mosley. Tommy warns her that if she refuses to work as his informant, he will expose their affair to her uncle Nelson. Nelson would not take this news lightly now that he is Mosley’s business partner. Soon after this confrontation, shocking news arrives from Dr. Holford (Aneurin Barnard). Treated for tuberculoma caused by exposure to Ruby’s illness.This explains why Tommy has been suffering from hallucinations and seizures. Given only 18 months to live changes everything.

Tommy and Lizzie Shelby End Their Marriage in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Season 6

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby and Natasha O'Keeffe as Lizzie Stark sitting on the hospital stairs in Peaky Blinders Season 6

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby and Natasha O’Keeffe as Lizzie Stark sitting on the hospital stairs in Peaky Blinders Season 6
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Following his diagnosis,Tommyprepares for securingthe Shelbys’ futures.Tommymakeshis waytoChinatownandshutsdownanopiumoperationbythreateningdealerswithabomb,eventuallydetonatingitoutsidetheirshop.Whenhe’sdone,TommymakesDukeapartoftheShelbyLtd.world,intendingto makehimhis successor once he passes away — which he hasn’t revealedtohis family.TommymetArthur’sex-wife,Linda(Kate Phillips),andoffersher£10 ,000toherfoundationifshehelpsguideArthur towardredemption.AtLiverpool docks,TommyputsStaggbackinchargeofweapons shipmentfromBostonandsuggestsmoving supplyroutes throughLiverpool.

Tommytries topatchthingsupwithLizzie ,buttheirintimacyisobviously hollowafterallthe mourning.AtShelby headquarters ,Arthurforcescompanysinger,BillyGrade(Emmett J.Scanlan)tokillboxingreferee.BillyisnotonlytheyoungestShelby,Finn’s(HarryKirton)bestfriend,butalsoasecretinformantwhotippedofftheIRAafterFinnblabbedabouttheShelbys’plantokillMosleybackinSeason5.NelsonfindsBillyandnearlycastrateshimto forcehimintobecominghis informant.Nelsonwantsto killArthurbecauseArthur’sunstablebehavior makeshimaliabilityinTommy’sorganization.AtlatermeetingwithNelson,Mosley,andMitford,it is revealedthatTommyhadsexwithMitfordbefore securinginfluenceforahousingproject.Lizzieleavesbothhumiliatedanddevastated.

Tommy Shelby Discovers a Shocking Truth in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Final Season

Cillian Murphy riding a horse in Peaky Blinders.
Image via Netflix

Michaelisofficiallyreleasedfrom prison ,withonlyone missionin mind:killingTommy.< AfterMitfordexposesher affairwithTommy,Lizzie confrontsherhusbandandcallsitquits ,emphasizingthatheistrulycursed.ShedepartswithCharlie ,who admitsTommyhasneverbeentrulypresentasafather.TommycontinuestosettlehisfinalaffairsandleaveShelbyLtd.inagoodplace.Believinghistimewillfinallycome,TommymakesavisittoCanada,tosecure£5millionforthefamily ,negotiateshousingcontracts,andsecretlypreparesforhisdeath.WiththehelpofArthur ,wholearnsofTommy'scondition ,ArthurhelpsTommywithhisfuneralarrangements.

Meanwhile ,MichaelandGinaarrangeTommy’sassassinationandorderArthur’sdeathaswell.InParliament ,withnothingelseto lose,Tomm goesagainstMosleypublicly,declininganinvitationtohis wedding.Inafull-circlemoment ,MichaelsetsupabombtraponMiquelonIsland,b believingTommyiskilledintheexplosion.H however,TommysurvivesbyswitchingcarsandlaterkillsMichaelsbyshootinghiminthehead.BackinLondon,DuketakescontrolofthePeakyBlinders ,executesBilly,andcutsFinnoutofthefamily.ToavengePolly’sdeath ,Arthur killsMcKee.After sayinggoodbye tohisfamilyduringonelast dinner ,Tommytakeshiscarriagetothecountrysideandlivesoffthegrid.Preparingtoendhis life,hediscovers thathis illnesswasfabricatedbynoneotherthanDr.Holford ,whoturnsouttobeanacquaintanceofMosley.Inhisfinalconfrontation,instead of killingDr.Holford,Tommyputsdownhisgunwhentheclockstrikesattheelventh hour,b breakingthecurseoverhisfamilyatlonglast.

PeakyBlinders:TheImmortalMan premieresMarch20onNetflix.


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