Who killed Barney on Peaky Blinders?

In the first episode of series six, Tommy receives a call from the IRA saying they needed to keep Mosley alive. They admitted to killing Barney, Aberama Gold and Polly Gray in retaliation to Tommy's plotting. Peaky Blinders airs at 9pm on Sundays on BBC One and iPlayer.
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Who kills Barney in Peaky Blinders?

Since Billy informs the IRA and stops the assassination of Oswald Mosley, he is also responsible for the deaths of Aberama Gold, Barney Thompson, and Polly Gray. Although Billy is not a fan of violence, his actions cause more death than intended.
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Who killed Barney Thomason?

Barney was key in the assassination attempt on Oswald Mosley at a rally at Bingley Hall, tasked with sniping him on stage from a lighting control room. However, he was killed with a silenced pistol at point-blank range seconds before taking the shot. His killer remains unknown.
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Why was Barney in jail peaky?

Barney was incarcerated due to his mental health problems and referred to as an "animal" by the guards in the hard-hitting scenes. Tommy visited the asylum in a bid to enlist Barney to assassinate Oswald, who has been a thorn in his side throughout this season.
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Who is the traitor in the Peaky Blinders?

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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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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Did Billy Grade betray Tommy?

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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What happened to Barney in Peaky Blinders?

After being broken out of the asylum by the Peaky Blinders, Barney was key in the assassination attempt on Oswald Mosley at a rally at Bingley Hall, tasked with sniping him on stage from a lighting control room. However, he was killed with a silenced pistol at point-blank range seconds before taking the shot.
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Who is the father of Ada's second baby?

As we head into season six Ada is pregnant with her second child, with the baby's father, Ben Younger, having died during season five.
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Who ruined Tommy Shelby's plan?

Billy Grade Informed The IRA About The Mosley Assassination

Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 5, confirmed that Billy was the one who leaked Tommy Shelby's assassination plan to the IRA. Billy meets his end at the hands of Duke, after Finn refuses, in the Peaky Blinders season 6 finale.
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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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Why did Finn betray the Shelbys?

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. They were distrusting of Finn because he trusted Billy far too much.
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Who is the man Tommy can't defeat?

“In this series, his enemy is himself,” writer Steven Knight tells Den of Geek. The fabled man that Tommy can't defeat, as mooted in the season five finale? It's him.
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Why did Freddie Thorne leave Peaky Blinders?

The danger forced Freddie to leave town but not before Ada fell pregnant with their child. Despite Aunt Polly's (Helen McCrory) attempts to convince Ada to end the pregnancy, the young Shelby decided to keep her child. Much to Ada's relief, Freddie returned to Birmingham and reunited with her.
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What killed Freddie Thorne?

At the very beginning, the Peaky Blinders are seen at Freddie Thorne's funeral. Freddie died of "pestilence"—likely the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918–1920—before the series begins.
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What happened to Ada's son on Peaky Blinders?

At the very beginning of Peaky Blinder season two, it is revealed Freddie had died. The Peaky Blinders and Ada are seen at his funeral and it is suggested he died of 'pestilence' - most likely the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918-1920, which occurred before the second series begins in 1922.
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What happens to Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders?

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 happened to Aunt Polly in peaky?

The first episode of series 6 of Peaky Blinders paid tribute to Helen McCrory, who died in 2021 of breast cancer. In the first few moments of the episode, Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, finds Polly Gray has died.
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Who does Tommy see in the insane asylum?

During the fifth instalment of Peaky Blinders season five, Tommy went to visit a friend at an "asylum insane" facility. At the institution viewers were introduced to a man called Barney Thompson, who had history with the Labour politician.
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What did Tommy whisper in Duke's ear?

That suggests that Tommy's handing on a mixture of "you're up, kidda" business stuff and straightforward "I'm gonna die, kidda" stuff.
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Is Johnny dogs a traitor?

There's a theory on the Internet that Johnny Dogs, resentful of Aberama Gold's connection to the Shelbys, is the ultimate traitor. After all, Aberama had accused him of treason before and ended up being murdered in the attempted coup.
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What happens to Mosley in Peaky Blinders?

Eventually Diana's brother Tom intervened, using his connection with the Prime Minister, and Mosley was permitted to join his wife in married quarters at Holloway in December 1941. In November 1943, the couple were released due to Mosley's health and placed under house arrest until the end of the war.
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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 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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Is Michael GREY a traitor?

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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