Who is the traitor in Peaky Blinders season 5?

Billy Grade (Emmett J Scanlan) is revealed to be the informant or 'black cat' that betrayed the Peaky Blinders. In the last season, Finn informed him that Tommy had devised a plan to kill Mosley, and it was happening that night.
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Who did betray Tommy Shelby?

The implication is that a mutually beneficial partnership is on the cards. Though the nature of characters within the gangster show is inherently duplicitous, the IRA betraying Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders season 6 at first appears to be in direct contrast to what was set up in season 5.
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Who is the enemy in season 5 Peaky Blinders?

Oswald Mosley is not only the main villain in season 5 and seemingly Peaky Blinders season 6, but he was also a British Fascist in real life, who didn't die until 1980.
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Did Michael GREY betray Tommy?

Michael returns to England and is treated with contempt from the Shelby family as they believe he is a traitor, even his own mother Polly and especially Tommy. Throughout Series 5 Michael plots to replace Tommy as head of the company, likely due to the manipulation of Gina.
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Did Finn Shelby betray?

Others joined the conversation to remind us that Finn had actually betrayed the Shelby family last season by acting as an informant for Billy Grade. One explained: "Billy was quite blatantly obviously an informant, and the Shelbys knew it.
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Is Finn Johns son?

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.
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Who burned Tommy's caravan?

But spine-tingling all the same. As the clock struck 11 for Armistice hour, Tommy spared Holford's life. “Peace at last,” he murmured. His caravan was set ablaze by Holford's manservant.
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Does Polly Gray betray Tommy?

A PEAKY Blinders deleted scene has explained why Polly Gray betrayed Tommy Shelby in season 5. Sunday's finale saw Polly - played by Helen McCrory - resign from her role at the Shelby Company and side with her son Michael.
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Who is the man Tommy Shelby Can't defeat?

From episode 1, we were dissecting his character and psyche by taking him to the edge of oblivion. Mosley is a massive part of that destruction because it's an antagonist that he can't defeat.
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Is Polly in season 6 of Peaky Blinders?

As a result, Polly Gray's character was killed off as a retconned part of Peaky Blinders season 5 ending and she's entirely absent from season 6, minus the first episode. Here's how her death affects Tommy's character and why it was such a big part of setting up Peaky Blinders' no-doubt explosive ending.
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Who betrayed Aberama gold?

The first time we see JD in season 5 is when Aberama [Gold] (Aidan Gillen) drives up to Tommy's mansion. “He claims that JD betrayed him. He was the only one who knew where they were camped.
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Does Johnny betray Tommy?

Aberama believed Johnny Dogs (Packy Lee) had betrayed the Shelby family because he was one of the few people who knew where they were camped. Tommy, however, insisted he was wrong. Truth be told, Johnny Dogs is far too loyal to betray Tommy.
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Why did Michael betray Tommy?

The Americans didn't want to deal with “an old-fashioned, back-street razor gang”, said Michael. They wanted the next generation. Tommy rejected the proposal and fired Michael, leaving Gina and Michael to “the second option”, which was stage the coup anyway, against Tommy's will.
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Who betrayed Tommy season 6?

Tommy is left wondering who betrayed them. Peaky Blinders' season 6 episode 5 confirmed that Billy Grade was the "black cat" who outed Tommy's assassination plan to the IRA.
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Is Aberama gold good?

Aberama Gold was a Romany Gypsy hitman-for-hire, a man with a reputation for being a dangerous savage with little regard for the rules.
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How evil is Thomas Shelby?

Cillian Murphy's Thomas Shelby is a great example of an evil character who is complex, and thus, compelling. He's not evil for the sake of being evil, which is why fans root for him. The Shelbys are often seen as the good guys when compared to the Peaky Blinders' enemies - people like Luca Changretta or Father Hughes.
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Who is the enemy peaky blinders season 6?

1) Oswald Mosley

Intelligent, ruthless, and unpredictable, Mosley is skilled at subtly provoking the Shelbys into making predictable moves. Beyond his Machiavellian intellect, Oswald Mosley may be the Peaky Blinder's most dangerous enemy yet because of the ideology he represents.
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Who killed Polly in Peaky Blinders?

Who killed Polly in Peaky Blinders? It was revealed within the first few minutes of the show that Polly Gray was killed by the IRA in retaliation to Tommy Shelby's plotting against them. Tommy discovered that his aunt had died after three body bags were returned to him.
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How did Polly betray Tommy?

Polly makes a deal with Luca offering to sacrifice Thomas in exchange for the lives of Arthur, Michael and Finn, while they charm each other. Luca doesn't trust Polly easily, he uses Michael to threaten her that he can reach her son at any time and he will kill her only son if she can't deliver Thomas.
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How did Alfie betray Tommy?

After some investigation, Tommy discovers that Alfie divulged the plans to Father Hughes of the Oddfellows, thereby betraying Tommy. During a confrontation, Tommy's cousin Michael Gray (Finn Cole) kills Alfie's associate, but Alfie talks Tommy out of killing him.
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Why does Polly resign?

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"And after I am married, Aberama has suggested that I resign my position from Shelby Company Limited, because I can no longer stand to be in a room with a man who contemplates fascism, even as part of a strategy," Polly told Tommy.
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Why does Lizzie leave Tommy?

Lizzie officially reached the end of her tether after discovering Tommy had slept with Diana Mitford, and decided to leave him. Still distraught over the death of her daughter Ruby, she's surprised when Tommy's son Charlie asks to join her instead of staying with him.
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Does Lizzie leave Tommy?

Despite Tommy's hopes Lizzie would understand his actions because he just "had to go" to Canada, Lizzie walked away from the life she shared with Tommy and it came as no surprise that her stepson Charlie wanted to go with her.
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Is Tommy Shelby dying?

So, after all that fretting and hallucinating, Tommy Shelby didn't die in the Peaky Blinders finale. He's ready to go and sort out the Nazis in the Peaky Blinders film. But sadly, he won't be joined by a fair few people who couldn't quite make it to the end of season six.
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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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