Peaky Blinders Season 6 Failed Every Shelby But Tommy

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Warning: this article contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 6.

The main focus of Peaky Blinders season 6 is telling Tommy Shelby's story, but in order to tell this story, it sacrifices the rest of the Shelby family. Throughout Peaky Blinders, the Shelby family has steadily grown smaller — from the swift exit of Tommy's father in season 1 to John Shelby's death at the hands of the Changretta family in season 4. The tragic passing of actress Helen McCrory in 2020 also meant that Polly Gray, one of the preeminent forces in the Shelby organization, had to be written out of the show. With the core nucleus of the Shelby family smaller than ever, it seemed that Arthur, Finn, and other Shelbys were going to play huge roles in Peaky Blinders season 6, but that wasn't the case.

While Peaky Blinders has usually kept most members of the Shelby family in the foreground, it has always primarily been Tommy's story. The early years of Peaky Blinders trace Tommy's rise within the family, all up to his rise in power in Parliament, but it's in the halls of power where Tommy seemingly meets his match in real-life figure Oswald Mosley. Their conflict sees Tommy's upward trajectory halted in Peaky Blinders seasons 5 and 6, with the final season choosing to mainly focus on Tommy's attempts to be a better man. Tommy's internal conflict directly relates to his wife Lizzie, and cousin Michael Gray. Although they both had considerable screen time and character arcs in season 6, neither of them are real Shelbys, as by the end of Peaky Blinders season 6, both mark their divide from the family.

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Since Peaky Blinders season 6 is a continuation of season 5, whereas