{"id":11814,"date":"2022-03-07T13:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T12:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1597917"},"modified":"2022-03-07T13:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T12:47:14","slug":"who-is-the-grey-man-in-peaky-blinders-theories-on-man-with-green-eyes","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-the-grey-man-in-peaky-blinders-theories-on-man-with-green-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the \u2018Grey Man\u2019 in Peaky Blinders? Theories on man with \u2018green eyes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 07 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Dark omens and prophecies haunt the final season of Peaky Blinders.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is living in fear as daughter Ruby Shelby has fallen sick while having ominous visions and hearing voices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She fears the \u201cgrey man\u201d and \u201cthe man with green eyes\u201d and repeated the Romani phrase \u201ctickna mora o\u2019beng\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n

The phrase ominously points to the Devil and death and certainly freaks out Tommy enough to race home to Ruby.<\/p>\n

While Ruby recovered, her health deteriorated once again by the end of the second episode, leading Tommy to turn to his Romani sister-in-law, Esme Shelby-Lee (Aimee-Ffion Edwards).<\/p>\n

It is clear that ominous prophecies hang over the series, with the words of the late Polly Gray (Helen McCrory) opening the episode: \u201cThere will be a war within this family and one of you will die.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, who is the Grey Man of these dreams and what does this mean for the Shelby family\u2019s future?<\/p>\n

We have narrowed down the candidates.<\/p>\n

Who is the \u2018Grey Man\u2019 in Peaky Blinders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Michael Gray<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Is Tommy\u2019s vengeful cousin Michael Gray (Finn Cole) the \u2018Grey Man\u2019?<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The most obvious candidate for the \u2018Grey Man\u2019 has to be Tommy\u2019s estranged cousin, Michael Gray (Finn Cole).<\/p>\n

The pair used to be close but their relationship grew increasingly antagonistic in recent seasons as Michael\u2019s own ambitions grew, not helped by his marriage to the ambitious Gina (Anya Taylor-Joy).<\/p>\n

However, the final straw came when Michael\u2019s mother Polly was killed and he blamed Tommy\u2019s ambitions for her death at the hands of Captain Swing<\/a> (Charlene McKenna) and the IRA.<\/p>\n

Years later and their relationship remains tense, and Tommy even orchestrated Michael\u2019s arrest for possession of opium in the US.<\/p>\n

Polly\u2019s prophecy clearly seemed to be in reference to the feud between Tommy and Michael and it seems that one of them won\u2019t survive.<\/p>\n

She previously said: \u201cOne of you will die, but which one I cannot tell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Steven Knight previously said of Tommy and Michael<\/a>: \u201cI can\u2019t tell you [specifics about their relationship] but I\u2019m sure you could imagine. It\u2019s not gonna go well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the complexity of what\u2019s happened with Michael, where he was plucked from this village, but he wanted to be plucked, he wanted to get out. And he\u2019s become Tommy and he admires Tommy [and] wants Tommy\u2019s approval, but he wants to kill him as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael does not have green eyes (unless it is symbolic of his jealousy of Tommy) but his surname is \u2018Gray\u2019 and his prison jumpsuit is grey, so could he be the one who threatens Tommy\u2019s existence?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir Oswald Mosley\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sam Claflin is back as Sir Oswald Mosley in the final season of Peaky Blinders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tommy\u2019s arch-nemesis in the fifth season, fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley<\/a> (Sam Claflin) remains a major threat to the Shelbys despite doing business with Tommy.<\/p>\n

After his failed attempt at assassinating Mosley last season, Tommy now hopes that by cutting deals with the fascists he can bring them down like his Aunt Polly would have wanted.<\/p>\n

However, Mosley is not an easy enemy to defeat and the added addition of his calculating future wife Lady Diana Mitford<\/a> (Amber Anderson) further complicates matters.<\/p>\n

The two have even more powerful friends in the form of their \u201cfriend in Berlin\u201d, the historical monster Adolf Hitler.<\/p>\n

Actor Sam Claflin also has green eyes, so could the nasty fascist politician be the \u2018Gray Man\u2019 that Ruby is warning of?<\/p>\n

Jack Nelson<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jack Nelson (James Frecheville) has now made his debut in Peaky Blinders<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd.\/Robert Viglasky<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Making his debut in the second episode of season 6, Gina Gray\u2019s powerful uncle Jack Nelson<\/a> (James Frecheville) met with Tommy in a cathedral to talk business.<\/p>\n

Nelson imports liquor to the US has gangster ties in Boston and the ear of the US President. He also has fascist leanings and is keen to get to know politicians of a similar position.<\/p>\n

Tommy offers him access to Mosley and also is keen to export opium and liquor to the US with him.<\/p>\n

Thinking on the deal, Nelson will clearly be back for more but he is a powerful and dangerous individual.<\/p>\n

Will Nelson prove to be the \u2018Grey Man\u2019? He has no green eyes and beyond a vaguely grey suit, we\u2019ve not seen much to suggest so.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n

The Prussian Boy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During his discussion with Nelson in the cathedral, the pair discuss their first kills.<\/p>\n

Tommy recalls his first kill was during the First World War in the mines and was a \u201cPrussian boy with green eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n

Throughout the episode, Tommy has traumatic flashbacks to his violent encounter with the boy in the mines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the visions, Tommy clashes with the Prussian boy and he is covered in grey and rubble from the mines.<\/p>\n

Are the spectre of Tommy\u2019s first kill and his demons from the Great War what threaten his family now?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This may hint at another suggestion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tommy Shelby himself<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Will Tommy be the one to bring about his own downfall?<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Could Tommy Shelby himself be the \u201cGrey Man\u201d?<\/p>\n

Throughout these final episodes, Tommy has been referred to as the \u201cdevil\u201d, including by Michael Gray.<\/p>\n

Throughout her visions and delirium, Ruby had repeated the Romani phrase \u201ctickna mora o\u2019beng\u201d.<\/p>\n

The phrase points to demonic and deadly omens, so could this refer to Tommy himself?<\/p>\n

Tommy clearly remains haunted by his own demons and ghosts from the past \u2013 such as the Prussian boy and even the portrait of his late wife Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis) looms over the final scenes.<\/p>\n

Will Tommy be the one to bring about his own family\u2019s destruction?<\/p>\n

What will happen in Peaky Blinders season 6 episode 3?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Next week, Arthur Shelby comes face to face with new arrival Hayden Stagg (Stephen Graham)<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd.\/Robert Viglasky<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Next week\u2019s episode, titled \u2018Gold\u2019 sees Tommy turning to Esme to help his family.<\/p>\n

The official plot synopsis reads: \u201cFaced with devastating news, Tommy goes on a quest to discover who it was that placed a curse on his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Birmingham, Ada takes charge, and Arthur takes on some new recruits.\u201d<\/p>\n

The episode will also see Line of Duty star Stephen Graham make his debut as a new character, Hayden Stagg.<\/a><\/p>\n