Who is the dad in peaky blinders?

Tommy Flanagan is a Scottish actor. His notable roles include Cicero in Gladiator, Brian in Sin City, Filip 'Chibs' Telford in Sons of Anarchy and Morrison in Braveheart. He plays the role of Arthur Shelby Sr. in Peaky Blinders.
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Is Arthur Shelby the father of Thomas Shelby?

(1864-1924) was an Irish traveller and the father of Arthur, Thomas, John, Ada, and Finn.
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Do the Shelbys have the same dad?

The Shelby siblings have had a difficult life, growing up with neither of their parents around. Mum Martha Shelby died and Arthur Shelby Snr (Tommy Flanagan) was left with their four children to look after. But it wasn't too long before he ran off, leaving his children in the care of aunt Polly Shelby (Helen McCrory).
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Who did Tommy Shelby have a kid with?

As fans will remember, on the night Tommy and Grace rekindled and conceived Charlie in season two, Tommy introduced Grace to Chaplin.
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Is Duke Tommy Shelby's son?

Erasmus 'Duke' Shelby is the illegitimate firstborn son of Thomas Shelby and a women called Zelda, as well as being the half-brother of Charles and Ruby Shelby.
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Tommy kicks Shelby father out of the Peaky's house - HD (Peaky Blinders)



Is Duke the son of Tommy?

And following what was a gripping finale, many viewers have been discussing what Tommy Shelby whispered to his son, Duke, towards the end of the episode.
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Is Curly Charlie's son?

Curly is a close friend and employee of Charlie Strong. He works as a stable boy in his yard.
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How are Tommy and Polly 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 Arthur Shelby Thomas Shelby's brother?

Thomas Shelby

Thomas is Arthur's younger brother and the two share a complex but close relationship. Despite being the oldest of the Shelby brothers, Arthur is not the leader of the Peaky Blinders, which is something that often comes between the two brothers, with Arthur frequently trying to prove himself to Tommy.
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Is Charlie Polly's brother?

Charlie is Tommy's mother's brother, isn't he? And she never mentioned he was her brother when he showed up. I don't think the writer was very bothered with such details at the beginning hence Finn suddenly ageing overnight. Polly is Arthur's sister, that's why she's a Shelby, later Gray.
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Was Shelby's family real?

Technically, Peaky Blinders follows the Shelby family, a gang of outlaws who infiltrated late 19th-century England — the Shelby's weren't reported to be real people, but the Peaky Blinders gang did exist.
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Are the Peaky Blinders brothers?

He has three brothers – the older but unstable, often drunk or high Arthur (Paul Anderson), John (Joe Cole) and Finn (Harry Kirton).
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What does Father Hughes want?

, which Father Hughes (who molested Tommy's cousin Michael) and The Economic League want to sabotage to provoke a Soviet act of aggression on UK soil which will further their Right Wing agenda even though they set up the whole thing in the first place, but don't worry because the Tommy told the Soviets all about it.
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Who is the mother of Tommy Shelby's son?

Tommy has had three children over the course of the show. Despite being ignorant of his ignorance until the final season, Tommy's eldest child is son Duke from a sexual liaison with Zelda. Tommy's second child is Charles "Charlie" Shelby who is his son by first wife Grace (Annabelle Wallis).
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What happened Shelby's father?

He is shot sometime during 1924 in Boston after leaving a bar. The children, having not known their father or had a negative relationship with him, are not saddened about his death.
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Is Polly Tommy's mom?

So, is Polly Gray Tommy Shelby's mother? While Polly has a number of clear maternal instincts when it comes to Tommy and the rest of the Shelbys, she's Tommy's aunt on his mother's side. She assisted with the family business while Thomas and his brothers fought in World War I.
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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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How was Polly written out of Peaky Blinders?

It turns out that the third body is that of Polly Gray. Tommy finds out that the IRA killed her during the rally, and a phone call from Captain Swing lets him in on the fact that they are responsible for Barney, Aberama, and Polly's death as well as stopping his assassination attempt on Oswald Mosley.
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Is Curly related to Tommy?

Charlie has been part of Peaky Blinders from the very beginning. He has continued to be there for Tommy in any way that he can and in series one even said to him: "I've always looked out for you like a dad." Charlie is supposed to be Tommy's uncle as he was the brother of the gangster's mum.
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Who is Charlie 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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Who is the mother of Thomas Shelby's daughter?

Ruby Shelby was the daughter of Thomas Shelby and Lizzie Stark.
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Who is Tommy shelbys new 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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Who is Tommy Shelby's son?

Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 5 saw Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) reunite with his long-lost son, Duke (Conrad Khan), and their conversation confirms a dark theory about Tommy's other son, Charles (Jensen Clarke).
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What did Tommy whisper to Duke?

One thing is for sure, Tommy has made clear his intentions for Duke to be his successor, naming Duke the "Dark" and his other son Charlie the "Light," and Duke's loyalty to Tommy and the Peaky haircut seems to suggest things are heading in that direction.
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