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Good riddance … Diana Mitford (Amber Anderson). Photograph: Robert Viglasky/BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd. The slums of Britain, particularly in the Midlands and northern England, were faced with large scale deprivation and poverty; for young boys and men not in work and with little job prospects, pinching, mugging and criminal acts became a way of life.

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According to the Daily Mail, her family has since said Diana did not truly support the fascist cause, instead she had “fallen in love” with the wrong man. Why was he so tenacious in pursuing that role? “The thought of working with Neil was huge,” Murphy says. “And the transformative aspect was very appealing. I was young. You have a lot of stuff to prove to yourself.” His high, strained voice and fluid physicality eliminated any trace of the conventionally masculine. “Cillian’s a special animal,” says Jordan. “To go from playing Kitten to Tommy Shelby – who is such a savage, muscular character – shows an extraordinary range.” In the final line of the episode, Grace tells Tommy: "The work's all done, Tommy. It's all done. We can walk away from all of this. It's so easy and so soft. Such a small change." Polly goes to confession, igniting a chain of events that reveals a trap being laid at the Shelbys' expense. Tommy plans an exit from dirty business. Thomas Shelby MP’s final appearance in the Commons wasn’t what you’d call conventional. He met Mitford on the famous green leatherette seats, requesting support for his housing bill – while outlining his leverage on an artfully folded paper plane.

They had two sons within the first three years of their marriage, before Diana embarked on an affair with Mosley. Let’s raise one last whiskey to Sarah Hughes, much-loved previous custodian of this blog. Her posthumous memoir, Holding Tight, Letting Go, was published last week. Wonder what Lady Sarah would have made of this finale? Tommy discovers the extent of the mission given to him and the extreme lengths his new paymasters are willing to go to in their quest for power. Meanwhile his own family's activities lead to escalating danger in Birmingham.

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Unity, an aggressive anti-Semite, had previously been mixing in like-minded Nazi circles — and was labelled “more Nazi than the Nazis” by MI5. This episode was bookended by a touchingly tender tribute to the late, great Helen McCrory. It’s only right that we begin by paying respects to our own Peaky matriarch: the much-loved journalist Sarah Hughes, a Blinders superfan and previous custodian of this blog. Sarah sadly died of cancer in April 2021 – within 11 days of McCrory, in fact – aged just 48, filing copy from her hospital bed right until the end. One of you will die. Which I cannot tell.” This barrelling episode began with vengeful Michael Gray (Finn Cole) finally getting out of jail, where he’d been simmering all series after being set up by Tommy (Cillian Murphy). His intentions to kill his cousin had been stated all series. Now moustachioed Mikey (don’t call him that) put his plan into action. The notoriety and style of the gang earned them great levels of attention; their ability to exercise control, flout the law and exhibit their winnings remains a cultural and historical phenomenon still garnering attention today. Whilst the power of the Peaky Blinders faded with time, their namesake lived on in popular culture.The Cheapside and Small Heath region was a main target and involved competition from fellow gangsters known as “Cheapside Sloggers” who were keen to get their hands on the area. This particular group had already gained notoriety for their street fighting activities in some of the poorest districts. As main rivals, “post code battles” became common, a way to discern power and control in certain locations whilst asserting territorial boundaries dictated and understood by the criminal underbelly of the city. Peaky Blinders, now a hit television programme, may be a fictional story of the Birmingham underworld but it is based on the very real existence of a gang by the same name based in the Midlands in the late nineteenth century. Ms Atkins claimed, according to a 2014 report in the Daily Mail, that Unity had a “fascination with all matters sexual”.

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Described as “more dangerous” than her husband in 2002 files released by MI5, Diana had five sisters, with each a source of fascination to many. Jessica Brain is a freelance writer specialising in history. Based in Kent and a lover of all things historical.Like a frontman introducing the band, writer Steven Knight ensured this legacy tour gave much-loved characters their moment in the spotlight. Not only did “Uncle” Charlie come good. So did Johnny Dogs and Isiah. She is said to have lost her virginity to Mosley in the summer of 1932, at the same time Diana engaged in an affair with the far-right politician.

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It's not 100% clear how much of the final scenes take place for real. Arthur and Tommy's conversation about who betrayed the assassination plan on Oswald Mosley jumps location from the rally to outside Tommy's house without interruption.In a slowburn shootout reminiscent of Battleship Potemkin’s Odessa Steps sequence, complete with crying baby, the IRA trio played cat-and-mouse with Arthur, Charlie and Jeremiah Jesus (Benjamin Zephaniah). The coup de grâce was “an old keepsake from Passchendaele”. The Peakys released mustard gas into the mist-shrouded alley and emerged in gas masks to gun down their opponents. Leapfrog forward four years to 5 December 1933, the last day of prohibition. Now greying at the temples, Tommy strode across Miquelon Island, a French territory in Newfoundland, ready to do business. Possibly deadly business. He mulls this over. “Well, it felt like enough for me to try to give a performance. And I don’t think it’s a bad thing if the premise is the star of a movie, if it’s a good premise. If the job is to serve the concept the best you can, I’m totally down with that.” If Murphy is to be believed, he has barely even started. “Early on, I read that it takes 30 years to make a good actor,” he says. He has been at it for a quarter of a century now. “So hopefully I’m approaching … well, something.” This summer, he will be the main attraction at the Manchester international festival, where All of This Unreal Time, a new film in which he stars (and which teams him with the musician Jon Hopkins and Grief author Max Porter), will be screened as part of an immersive installation. He will also turn 45 a few days after we speak, so I wish him a happy birthday as we wrap up. “Oh, God,” he groans, as though he has just been reminded of a large outstanding bill. “Yeah. Thanks.” Here’s to a few more sitting-down roles. “I’ll take that all right.”