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"Mr Jones" is the sixth and final episode of the fifth series of Peaky Blinders and the thirtieth episode overall. It aired on September 22, 2019.

Synopsis[]

News of Tommy’s activities have reached Winston Churchill. At a family meeting, Tommy lays out his plans for Mosley, which will take place at a rally Sir Oswald is leading. Tommy is surprised by another strategy, coming from an unexpected corner. Meanwhile, Tommy has his own secrets to reveal.

Plot[]

Thomas meets with Winston Churchill, who has heard news of his recent activities with Sir Oswald Mosley. Churchill says that he heard Thomas is spying on Mosley, questioning why, however Thomas replies that he is no longer sure. Churchill admits that he believes there to be another war in the making due to Mosley's actions and tells Thomas to do whatever he need to stop it, mentioning times in the past where Thomas and Churchill were both working to the same goal in the war, despite being on different paths.

Meanwhile, Arthur visits Finn and Billy, revealing that someone is spreading information to their enemies. Arthur warns Finn that revealing any information about their business would put Billy's life at risk. However, Billy denies that he is revealing any information about Shelby or Peaky business to anyone, as they only talk about football and women. Arthur leaves the boys to attend the family meeting.

At the family meeting, Thomas announces the engagement between Aberama Gold and Polly Gray, welcoming Aberama to any future family meetings. Thomas then addresses the death of Ben Younger, saying that he was perhaps a member of the family but has been taken from them — Thomas wishes Ada and her unborn baby well. He says that the baby may one day participate in the meetings. Diverging from the agenda, Michael proposes a company restructure, wherein he and Gina will expand the company into America, with him as the managing director and Thomas taking a backseat role. He also reveals that this would free up extra capital which could be paid into the pockets of the Shelby family. Michael says that the Americans want to deal with him as he is known by them. However after Thomas rejects his proposal, he is forced to reveal that the Americans no longer wish to deal with the Peaky Blinders, but the newer generation, which angers Arthur and Thomas, who leave to deal with Barney, insisting that Michael not be present when they return.

"The Americans don't want to deal with an old-fashioned, backstreet razor gang. Those days are done."
Michael to Tommy


After dealing with Barney, the meeting continues, wherein Thomas reveals the plans to assassinate Oswald Mosley that night. He reveals that he will have nothing to do with the shooting, to protect his reputation and ascend legally to leadership of Mosley's new political party. Aberama expresses concern about the plan and Barney's ability to hit Mosley accurately, however is silenced by Tommy who reveals that Jimmy McCavern will be there and he is free to kill him.

Following this, Arthur and Thomas meet with Micky Gibbs, a bartender at the Garrison over the death of Ben Younger and the surprise attack by the Titanic Boys. Thomas reveals that he called the exchange and found that a call was made from Sparkhill to the Ulster Volunteer Force. Thomas also reveals that the one who planted the bomb on Ben's car, Paddy Rose, received the call from Mickey not long before the explosion. Thomas says that he is aware of Micky feeding the Titanics information about the Peaky Blinders and then shoots Micky in the head, killing him instantly.

Surprisingly, Thomas visits Alfie Solomons in Margate, who is revealed not to be dead, but heavily scarred by Thomas' bullet. Alfie criticizes Thomas for not finishing the job, but admits that he is happy in Margate, where life is easier as everyone believes him to be dead. Alfie is confused as to how Thomas knows he is not dead, with Thomas revealing that Alfie wrote him a letter while high on medication asking about his dog. Getting to the business, Alfie questions why Thomas is visiting him, and Thomas reveals that he needs to organize a riot to cover up Mosley's assassination. Alfie initially scoffs at the idea of assassinating Mosley, but offers up some of his Jewish men at a price of £25 for each man and £10,000 for himself. Alfie admits that he will not be involved personally as it is better for the world to think he is dead.

Returning home, Polly questions the situation unfolding regarding Michael. Thomas admits that if Aberama is to side with Michael, he will be killed with the same sentiment applying to Polly, who will also be killed. This visually annoys Polly, who hands Thomas her resignation from Shelby Company Limited, leaving Thomas alone in his office.

At Charlie's Yard, Tommy asks Charlie how his mother died. Charlie reveals that it was not accidental, but in fact suicide. Charlie admits that he had feelings for Thomas' mother and that she believed that the family was cursed and needed to keep moving to escape the guilt. This concerns Thomas, who Charlie believes to be suffering from the same illness as his mother and grandfather.

Leaving to attend to Peaky Business, Finn leaves the office, revealing to Billy that tonight is the night that Oswald Mosley is to be assassinated. Finn hands Billy a roll of money, telling him to go to the city and stay out of the business. However once Finn leaves, Billy picks up the phone, presumably reporting the information back to somebody — this somewhat confirms the suspicions that Billy is revealing information to someone about Peaky business.

At the speech, Barney is put into position with a clear line of sight at Mosley. He is aware that he must wait until Thomas checks his watch and then count to ten before shooting Mosley. With the plan in place, Thomas gets on the stage while Mosley starts his speech, and the riot begins in the seating area. Thomas checks his watch and Barney begins counting, while we see Aberama sneaking up on Jimmy McCavern. As Barney is ready to shoot, he is shot by an unknown person, and Aberama is stabbed to death before he is able to kill McCavern. This leads to Mosley and Thomas leaving the stage in fear of being targeted.

Thomas is furious regarding his foiled plans, but leaves for home with Arthur. Arthur questions Thomas' state of mind, with Thomas admitting that he thinks he has found the man he finally cannot defeat. With this, Thomas walks off into the field, hallucinating Grace, who tells Thomas that the work is done and they should walk away from it all while Thomas shouts with his gun targeted on his head.

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • This episode marks Aberama Gold's final on-screen appearance alive, as he is killed during this episode.
  • Charlie reveals the events leading up to Tommy's mother death. He also reveals that Tommy's grandfather committed suicide.
  • The fifth series ends on December 7, 1929.

Soundtrack[]

Last.fm_play.png "Composition 9" – Anna Calvi
Last.fm_play.png "Wish" – Anna Calvi
Last.fm_play.png "Ballad of a Thin Man" – Richard Hawley
Last.fm_play.png "I'm Scum" – Idles
Last.fm_play.png "Never Fight a Man With a Perm" – Idles
Last.fm_play.png "Papi Pacify" – Anna Calvi


Quotes[]

Michael Gray: "The Americans don't want to deal with an old-fashioned, backstreet razor gang. Those days are done."

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