Peaky Blinders: How did Aunt Polly die in Season 6 Episode 1? Details here

It was on Sunday, February 27, when final season of crime drama, Peaky Blinders, was released via OTT platform Netflix. Episode 1 of Peaky Blinders Season 6 makes a time leap of four years after event of last season. main le, Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) creates new tactics to regain power after failed assassination of Oswal Mosely.

Needless to say, story begins with a bang; however, very first episode also leaves viewers teary-eyed with death of Aunt Polly (Played by Helen McCrory). Here's everything about what happens to her character.

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Why did Aunt Polly die?

Last year in April news of actor Helen McCrory's demise broke several hearts. In an unfortunate turn of events, Harry Potter star passed away at 52 due to breast cancer. McCrory h kept her cancer diagsis secret and only a few close ones knew of her illness before her death. While anuncing her demise, husband Damian Lewis took to Twitter to state that she passed away, "peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family".

Speaking of Peaky Blinders Season 6, makers could have shown her moving to Australia to fill in for her absence. However, it wouldn't have satisfied series' narrative due to her great influence on main le Tommy Shelby. Hence, Aunt Polly was killed in Episode 1.

How did Aunt Polly die in Peaky Blinders season 6?

Fans of show kw that Aunt Polly filed her resignation from Shelby's company in last season before gang proceeded to assassinate Oswal Mosely. In new episode, when Tommy comes back from field to collect boy of Barney and Aberama Gold, he finds a third body dropped outside his residence.

It is n revealed that Aunt Polly was taken out by IRA when Tommy's full attention was on completing mission. Following old Shelby family trition, Polly's body was cremated along with her loved possessions but her face was kept covered until very end.

Aftermath of Aunt Polly's death

Viewers kw that Polly was Tommy Shelby's most trusted person. After her death, Cillian Murphy's Tommy is left all alone fighting a battle within himself as he plans to take his vengeance. With Polly gone, Shelby has almost one to trust blindly. In dition to this, he has also lost valuable insights and guidance that always backed him up.

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