Last week Tommy rather abruptly told Finn “to be a man”.Could this bring the pair even closer? Or will Lizzie worry about raising a child in the shadow of the Shelbys? Polly implies that Lizzie may be pregnant by Tommy after reading her tea leaves.

Jessie believes that revolution will bring her parity (Photo: BBC) But while the former seeks it via her political cause, Ada has acquired hers through fear. Both are savvy and confident women in search of equality. Jessie and Ada’s meeting is an interesting exchange.Will Polly, or Michael, intervene? Has Tommy worked out what’s going on, and planned accordingly? It’ll make for a tense start to episode five. The episode ends with Tommy driving off alone to a meeting – with Luca and his men in close, stalking pursuit, and Polly looking on.Lizzie, for her part, is certainly not impressed – filling out May’s blank cheque to the mighty sum of £10,000 out of spite. It’s a tremendous bit of character back-and-forth that speaks volumes about both. Regardless, the pair can never truly be together. Tommy points out, bitterly, that the upper-class commit their own ‘crimes’ – but some are more acceptable in polite society than others. He’ll never be the man she wants him to be. She knows he’s not capable of shifting away from his more cut-throat, criminal side, even after he has lost so much. A class apart: Tommy and May are conflicted in their mutual attraction (Photo: BBC) He even conspires a wildcat ‘strike’ and books a hotel suite, to keep her in his company. Both have an enormous amount of affection for one another. Her reunion with Tommy is a gently simmering encounter. We also get an extended run of screen-time with the wonderful and rather posh May Carleton smuggled into Birmingham on a barge in hilarious fish-out-of-water fashion. Solomons isn’t the only welcome return this week. That said, does Gold deliberately let Luca get away? After all, it’s in his best interests to allow the war to continue, for now, and further his son’s ambitions in the ring. The man barely escapes after Gold and his gang spring a chaotic and ruthless attack. It’s obvious to see the ambush coming when the road is blocked off ahead of Luca’s car. Not that the Mafia have it all their own way. It is not, however, the end of the road for Polly’s son.Īs Luca explains to a startled Michael, they’re illustrating that they can get to him any time they like – so Polly better keep that promise.

While the entire Shelby gang are waiting to gun-down a hit squad that never comes, Luca and his men pay a visit to Michael at the hospital. Peaky Blinders, or Reservoir Dogs? (Photo: BBC)īut it turns out to be a clever bluff and decoy by the Italians.

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