viewers were left stunned after the dramatic finale of the Birmingham-set gangster drama, as protagonist Tommy Shelby ()’s fate was revealed.
The last instalment of the popular and gripping BBC show was filled with twists, turns and a few major deaths for good measure as we bid farewell to the Shelby clan.
Fans watched on as revenge-seeking Michael was finally released from prison, and desperate to avenge his mother Polly Shelby’s death, by killing Tommy.
However, his attempt to blow up the former veteran and gangster leader was foiled at the last minute, with Tommy shooting him instead.
It then seemed as though Tommy would take his own life after a diagnosis with a terminal tuberculosis, but was saved by supernatural intervention.
Just as he was about to die, he was visited by the ghost of his dead daughter Ruby, who informed him that he ‘must live’.
In a spooky scene, Ruby revealed that he wasn’t sick, which led to a startling discovery.
In the final moments, Tommy took his revenge on the lying doctor before riding his horse into the distance, while the gypsy caravan burned as if it were a funeral pyre.
It goes without saying that viewers were blown away by the episode, with many taking to social media to express how ‘intense’ and ‘fantastic’ the show was, and their delight that Tommy survived.
One simply said: ‘HE LIVES’.
A follower added: ‘What a poetic ending. Thomas Shelby is f****** alive and back. #PeakyBlinders’
Others commented on how they think the series is the ‘best thing ever’, giving it a perfect score.
Show writer Steven Knight has confirmed a movie spin off of the much-loved drama will go into production.
Speaking at a panel at the BFI in London, as , Steven revealed that filming for the movie will go into production in 2023.
‘And then I am going to write the feature which will be set in and shot in Birmingham,’ he said.
‘And that will probably be the sort of the end of the road for Peaky Blinders as we know it.’
