She’s also one of the strongest members ofPeaky Blinders’cast, and her character’s backstory is surprisingly tragic.

This birthed rumors that she was an alcoholic and a criminal, making her unfit to look after children.

The loss of her children is simply the most overt and painful example of this persistent ostracization.

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The best shows like Peaky Blinders have a similarly high production value and capture that same feeling of excitement.

This makes her rise to power and reunion with Michael so much more satisfying when it eventually comes.

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Helen McCrory as Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders season 5

Peaky Blinders is a historical crime drama created and written by Steven Knight and starring Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, and Helen McCrory. The television show is based on the gang, Peaky Blinders, a group that banded together after the end of World War I.

Cillian Murphy wearing a newsboy cap and a suit in Peaky Blinders season 6

Sophie Rundle seated as Ada Shelby Thorne in Peaky Blinders season 6.

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