Peaky Blinders Season 6 True Story: Who Is Jack Nelson's Boston Gang
Warning: Contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 1.
In Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 1, there is constant reference made to Jack Nelson, who leads the Boston gangsters, but the true story behind the character of Jack Nelson is complex. Jack Nelson joins Thomas Shelby’s ever-growing list of adversaries while his cast of allies continues to dwindle. After the dramatic end of Peaky Blinders season 5 and the opening moments of season 6, it is clear that Thomas Shelby will have to face off against Jack Nelson, Oswald Mosley, the IRA, and his cousin Michael Gray before his arc comes to an end.
When Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) meets with Michael Gray (Finn Cole) in Peaky Blinders, it is to negotiate a business deal with Michael’s new associates. One of Michael’s men says that they will have to take the proposal to “Uncle Jack in Boston.” Tommy identifies this man as Jack Nelson, Gina Gray’s (Anya Taylor-Joy) uncle and a man with a sketchy past. Tommy’s later conversation with Gina makes it clear that Jack Nelson runs the Boston gang but also has political aspirations and is trying to divulge himself of any illegal trade. Gina goes as far as to say that Jack Nelson is having regular meetings with President Roosevelt.
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Throughout its run, Peaky Blinders has had a somewhat tenuous connection with history. While characters and events are often based on true stories, Peaky Blinders tends to take things in their own direction, for example with Oswald Mosley in season 5 who was a real political figure but was altered in some ways to fit the TV show’s narrative. The most notable occurrence of this is with the Peaky Blinders themselves. While the Peaky
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