Who did Tommy give a sapphire?

You gave a sapphire to a woman called Bethany Barwell," Esme tells Tommy. "She gave the stone to her sister, Navadni Barwell. Navadni put the stone around the neck of her daughter and straight away the girl began to cough. She died that night, seven years old," she continues.
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Who gave the blue sapphire in Peaky Blinders?

The sapphire was given to Tommy as thanks for the murder of a spy and as a down-payment for a shipment of tanks (which Tommy later sabotaged), and towards the end of series 3 we see Tommy gift the pendant to Grace before a party.
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Who cursed the sapphire Peaky Blinders?

The sapphire was indeed cursed, Esme Shelby-Lee tells Tommy. Madame Boswell (renamed Barwell here, perhaps to avoid insult to the real-life Boswell gypsy tribe) gave it to her daughter Evadne, who put it around the neck of her seven-year-old daughter Connie, who immediately started coughing and was dead before morning.
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What was the Gypsy curse in Peaky Blinders?

Peaky Blinders season 6 brings back THAT cursed sapphire that doomed Grace Shelby. "Nothing on Earth would make me wear it."
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Who was Barwell in Peaky Blinders?

Black Mirror's Conrad Khan is set to join the season six cast as another member of the Shelby clan, while Normal People star Gwynne McElveen plays Evadne Barwell, a Gypsy Tommy hopes can put an end to his family's curse.
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Story of CURSED SAPPHIRE



Did Esme curse Ruby?

Initially reluctant, Esme takes Tommy to a graveyard, where she explains that the curse on Ruby was caused by the same sapphire that killed Grace (Annabelle Wallis). Tommy gave the sapphire to Bethany Barwell, who took it to her sister Evadne, who in turn put it around her daughter's neck.
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Why did Tommy give the sapphire?

The sapphire was given to Tommy as thanks for the murder of a spy and as a down-payment for a shipment of tanks (which Tommy later sabotaged), and towards the end of series 3 we see Tommy gift the pendant to Grace before a party.
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Are Peaky Blinders Irish or gypsy?

Set in the early 20th century in Birmingham, the show follows the Shelby family through their criminal dealings and sees them rise to wealthy, powerful aristocrats. The Shelbys are specifically of Irish-Romani descent, but they refer to themselves and other Romani with the blanket-term “Gypsies” in the show.
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Who cursed Thomas Shelby's daughter?

Esme grew to have a passionate relationship with John and raised his four children by his late wife and also had two children by him too. After their home was attacked by the Changretta crime family, Esme was devastated and blamed Tommy and his family, cursing them.
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Why does Tommy sleep with Tatiana?

At the Shelby Charity Foundation Dinner, Tatiana informs Thomas that the sapphire necklace Grace Shelby is wearing is "cursed by a gypsy", right before Grace is shot by an assassin. She seduces Thomas and attempts to cure him of his sadness about his wife's passing.
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Where did Tommy Shelby get the sapphire?

The cursed sapphire first showed up in season three when a Russian archduke gave it to Tommy Shelby, who then gifted it to his wife Grace in the form of a necklace. At her new husband's request, Grace wore the necklace to the Shelby Foundation fundraising dinner.
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What disease does Ruby have in Peaky Blinders?

Ruby Shelby (played by Orla McDonagh) tragically died in the most recent episode of Peaky Blinders after suffering from tuberculosis. Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) was determined to help his daughter and went off in search of what he thought was the cause of her illness, a gypsy curse.
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Who killed Polly in Peaky Blinders?

But without McCrory, the show acted swiftly in deciding Polly's fate. 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.
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What did Sabini take from Tommy's mouth?

Their raid gains the attention of the other faction in London, the Jews, who invite him to a sit down. However, Thomas is set upon by Sabini and his thugs, who slice the inside of Thomas's mouth with the sharp end of a razor, while his sister Ada is also accosted.
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What is Thomas Shelby's accent?

Tommy Shelby, Cillian Murphy

The actor, famous for his roles in Inception and 28 Days Later was born in Douglas, an Irish suburb in Cork, but he masterfully manages to switch his Irish accent into Tommy Shelby's Birmingham lilt.
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How historically accurate is Peaky Blinders?

Peaky Blinders has always been a series deeply steeped in both historical realism and historical fabrication. While many of the key characters in the show are based on real-life historical figures, many of the events from its six-season run were fictionalized for dramatic effect.
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Is Charles Shelby Tommy's son?

Charles Thomas Burgess 'Charlie' Shelby is the only son of Thomas and Grace Shelby, as well as being the half-brother of Ruby Shelby. He was born in 1922 and made his first appearance on Episode 3.1.
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Who is Oswald Mosley in Peaky Blinders?

Oswald Mosley was a British politician who rose to prominence in the 1920s as an MP. In the 1930s he founded and led the British Union of Fascists.
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Does Esme come back in Peaky Blinders?

Esme Shelby Lee will return to Peaky Blinders during tonight's episode of the hit period drama set in Birmingham. The character was first introduced in Peaky Blinders in season one. She wed John Shelby as part of an arranged marriage in a bid to bring peace between the 'gang' and the Lee family.
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Why did Esme take John's rings?

In 4.02, Esme is seen devastated at John's death and visits the morgue to see his dead body. She curses his brothers as they leave the morgue and appears to take off John's rings before informing him that she will be taking her children on the road, " to live with decent people". Esme is not present at his funeral.
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Who cursed Grace's necklace?

He gets the answers, but not happy ones. Esme reveals that the sapphire that Bethany kept took the curse on her own family when she presented the necklace to her sister, Navadni Bardwell, who in turn placed it around her 7-year-old daughter's neck. Immediately the child began to cough and died the same night, suddenly.
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Does Polly sleep with her son?

They came from a different society, he's a well-educated artist but she has never been educated, is the matriarch of a criminal gang and a murderess. However, he pursues and seduces her until things have begun to develop between them. Finally, Polly decides to come for him at night and sleeps with him.
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Is Polly a traitor?

Peaky Blinders: Viewers are left horrified as Aunt Polly BETRAYS Thomas Shelby by offering up his life to mobster Luca Changretta in explosive episode three twist. The fourth season of Peaky Blinders has already garnered a reputation for leaving viewers open-mouthed with its killer final scenes.
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Is Finn Shelby a traitor?

Following this, Finn was deemed a traitor in the ranks and as a result was largely absent from future family plans. In the final episode, Finn was kept in the dark about Tommy's plans for his manor home and was shaken when Duke Shelby (Conrad Khan) announced he had to kill Billy.
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Who is the GREY man with green eyes?

Sir Oswald Mosley, played by Sam Claflin

Who has green eyes, a huge banner of his face in greyscale, and has been called the Devil by Tommy Shelby? Yep, that would be one Sir Oswald Mosley.
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