How is Charlie related to Tommy Shelby?

Charles "Charlie" Strong, also known as "Uncle Charlie" is the non-biological uncle of the Shelby Siblings. He works for Thomas Shelby, alongside members of the Peaky Blinders and Curly at his yard, regularly helping with stock and preparing shipments, as well as take care of horses for the Shelby Company Limited.
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How is Charlie related to Tommy?

Charlie is supposed to be Tommy's uncle as he was the brother of the gangster's mum.
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Are Cillian and Charlie Murphy related?

There are a few similarities between 44-year-old Cillian and Charlie. Both of them are Irish rather than from Birmingham, have the same surname and have successful acting careers. Nevertheless, this is all that the pair have in common as Cillian and Charlie are not related.
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Who is Charlie related to in Peaky Blinders?

Charlie Strong was born in Birmingham in 1875, and he was of partial Romani ancestry. He became the uncle of Arthur, Tommy, John, Ada, and Finn Shelby after his sister married Arthur Shelby, Sr., and he joined his nephews' Peaky Blinders gang.
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Who is Charlie's mum in peaky?

Tommy's second child is Charles "Charlie" Shelby who is his son by first wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis).
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Is Polly Arthur Shelby's sister?

Arthur Shelby Sr.

All of the children were raised by Arthur's sister Polly. Arthur William Shelby Jr. is the eldest son of Arthur Shelby Sr. born in 1887 and is a Deputy Vice President at Shelby Company Limited. Arthur is married to Linda Shelby born in 1895.
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Is Ruby Tommy Shelby's daughter?

Ruby Shelby was the daughter of Thomas Shelby and Lizzie Stark. She first appears when Lizzie is waiting for Thomas to come out of the voting hall, where he was representing South Birmingham for the Labour Party. Polly Shelby, her great-aunt, named her Ruby Shelby.
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How are Polly and Tommy Shelby related?

Leadership: She is the matriarch of the Shelby Family and, as mentioned, is often in charge of the Peaky Blinders while her nephew, Tommy, is away on family business.
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Is Curly related to Tommy?

Curly is a stable boy and ferryman who often works in Charlie Strong's Yard. In season two, Tommy informs May Carleton (Charlotte Riley) Curly is the best horseman in all of England. Curly is a friend of Thomas and a fellow member of the Peaky Blinders - the two trained and cared for Grace's Secret, Thomas' race-horse.
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Who ruined Tommy's plan?

Tommy's assassination plan for the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley (Sam Claflin who returns as part of Peaky Blinders season 6's cast), ended in bloody disaster, with the deaths of his men Barney Thompson, and Aberama Gold.
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Who is Tommy Shelby's son?

Duke Shelby or Erasmus Duke is played by Conrad Khan in the sixth and final series of Peaky Blinders. His character is the son of Tommy Shelby from a one-night stand many years ago.
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Why does Tommy Shelby rub his cigarette on his lips?

The leader of the Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby, rubs cigarettes over his lips before smoking so that the filter does not stick.
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What is wrong with curly Peaky Blinders?

One viewer even asked: "Sorry did they change the actor that plays curly? #PeakyBlinders". In fact, according to the programme's credits, Ian Peck did return to season five to play Curly - he has simply lost some weight since fans last laid eyes on him.
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Is Tommy Shelby's dad Irish?

Arthur Shelby Sr. was born in Ireland to a group of Irish Travellers and a Romani Gypsy Princess named Birdie Boswell. He eventually married a Romani woman in England.
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What happened to the Shelby's mother?

Tommy was already aware his mother Martha had died from drowning. What he did not know was she died by suicide following a battle with depression. Charlie said: "She just stepped into the canal.
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Who is the most powerful in Peaky Blinders?

Who's the most powerful one?
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10 Peaky Blinders Characters, Ranked By Power
  1. 1 May Carleton. May's force and authority came from her elevated social status and her wealth.
  2. 2 Jessie Eden. ...
  3. 3 John Shelby. ...
  4. 4 Oswald Mosley. ...
  5. 5 Winston Churchill. ...
  6. 6 Thomas Shelby. ...
  7. 7 Arthur Shelby. ...
  8. 8 Polly Gray. ...
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Is Ada older than Tommy?

Thomas Shelby

Thomas is Ada's older brother and the relationship between the two is one of the strongest out of the two.
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Who is the coolest character in Peaky Blinders?

Peaky Blinders: The 15 Best Characters, According To Reddit
  • John Shelby. ...
  • Lizzie Stark. ...
  • Arthur Shelby. ...
  • Luca Changretta. ...
  • May Carleton. ...
  • Polly Gray. ...
  • Michael Gray. ...
  • Tommy Shelby. Fans of the show have wondered for years what makes Tommy Shelby tick.
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How is Finn related to Tommy Shelby?

Finn Shelby is the youngest son of Arthur and Mrs. Shelby, youngest brother of Arthur, Thomas, John and Ada Shelby, as well as being the husband of Mary Shelby. Finn was also a member of the Peaky Blinders gang, however after he betrayed his family, they kicked him out.
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Is Ada Tommy's sister?

Ada Thorne (born 1897) was the Head of Acquisitions of the Shelby Company Limited and a member of the Peaky Blinders gang. She was the younger sister of the gang's leaders Tommy and Arthur Shelby and the wife of communist agitator Freddie Thorne.
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Why is Polly called Elizabeth?

Hoping to God I do Polly justice with this… My name is Polly. According to my mother, she named me Elizabeth at first, because the name means 'God's promise'.
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What disease does Ruby Shelby have?

Here's How Ruby Dies in Peaky Blinders

In the latest episode, Tommy and Lizzie take Ruby to the hospital, where doctors confirm that their daughter has Consumption, also known as Tuberculosis. At first, Ruby's one lung was infected; however, the infection spreads quickly to both the lungs.
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What illness does Tommy Shelby have?

Following the X-Rays he was forced to take at the sanatorium where Ruby was treated and died, Tommy also gets a diagnosis. His lungs are clear of tuberculosis, but he has developed a tuberculoma.
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What illness does Ruby Shelby have?

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.
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