"Ben Younger was an officer in the Warwickshire Yeomanry In Flanders. The only cavalry man who could ride a fucking horse."
Thomas Shelby
Ben Younger was a colonel and head of army intelligence officers who arrived in Birmingham and arrested Ada Shelby over her communist past.
Character History[]
Background[]
According to Thomas Shelby, Ben Younger was an officer in the Warwickshire Yeomanry in Flanders, Belgium and stated that he was the only cavalry man who could actually ride a horse, indicating that Thomas has a degree of respect for Younger as a soldier.
Series 4 · 1925-1926[]
He strikes a deal with Thomas Shelby regarding information about both the Communist and Fascist Party.
Series 5 · 1929[]
Mickey Gibbs is responsible for altering mercenary Paddy Rose to the presence of Ben in Small Heath. This allows Paddy Rose to kill Ben. Ben is killed because he receives compromising information gathered by Thomas about Oswald Mosley, which was proving to be an unpopular action by various others, including Special Branch and Section D.
Relationships[]
Ada Shelby[]
What seemed to be only business at first regarding trading information about the Communist Party at the behest of Thomas, Ada and Ben grew close and their relationship soon turned passionate which resulted in Ada becoming pregnant with Younger’s child. Unfortunately, Ben never discovered this as he was killed before Ada got the chance to tell him. Upon discovery of Ben’s death, Ada was distraught and upset claiming she didn’t love him but she did like him. Now her new child will be fatherless like their elder brother Karl.