In season 6 of Peaky Blinders, Tommy and the Shelby clan will bid farewell to Aunt Polly, the unforgettable character of the series played by actress Helen McCrory who died on April 16, 2021 from cancer.
Expected for February 2022, Peaky Blinders season 6 is the finale of the famous series who follows a family of criminals to Birmingham in the interwar years. The final season is all the more moving for the actors and the fans as actress Helen McCrory died of cancer on April 16, 2021 at the age of 52. Filming for season 6 ended a few weeks later. The production team had also paid tribute to him with a clapperboard on which his portrait was drawn.
Helen McCrory played the role of Elizabeth Gray, often referred to as Aunt Polly. Matriarch of the Shelby family, Aunt Polly was very important as she ran the family business while the Shelby brothers were at war. The first season of Peaky Blinders effectively begins in the followingmath of World War I. Aunt Polly was also Thomas Shelby’s advisor and confidante, aka Tommy, played by Cillian Murphy.
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The Peaky Blinders will bid farewell to Aunt Polly with a traditional Gypsy funeral rite
Following the death of Helen McCrory, fans were wondering if her character will make an appearance in the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders. We don’t know yet, but there’s no doubt that the Shelby clan to say goodbye to Aunt Polly.
Indeed, a clue was given in the trailer for season 6. We see Michael Gray (Finn Cole) putting his hat on his head in front of a burning trailer. It is more precisely a verdine, a residential trailer used mainly by Gypsies. This scene strongly resembles a traditional gypsy funeral rite.
This scene from the trailer isn’t the only one that references Aunt Polly’s disappearance. A few seconds later, we see Lizzie, Thomas Shelby’s wife interpreted by Natasha O’Keeffe who screams in front of the burning trailer. We don’t yet know when the farewell to Aunt Polly will be on the show. In any case, a gypsy funeral rite is appropriate since Elizabeth Gray is Birdie Boswell’s daughter, the “gypsy princess”. You can find the Peaky Blinders season 6 trailer below.
Source : Screen Rant
