'SO MISSED'
Peaky Blinders viewers break down in tears as Polly ‘returns’ to warn Tommy Shelby after actress Helen McCrory’s death
PEAKY Blinders viewers were reaching for the tissues tonight as Polly Gray returned as a voice in Tommy Shelby's head.
Tommy, played by Cillian Murphy, was arriving home from America when viewers heard the voice of actress Helen McCrory, who died from cancer last April.
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It was a line Polly had said before her death and her words of prophecy haunted her brother.
She said: "There will be a war in this family, and one of you will die."
Reacting on Twitter, one Peaky Blinders viewer shared a crying emoji and wrote: "Polly’s voice and Tommy having a seizure in the first ten minutes..."
Another tweeted: "There is a big gaping hole where Polly should be"
As one more penned: "Whenever Polly narrates or breathes = 🥺"
Peaky Blinders' returned for series six last week and pulled in 3.8million viewers, topping series five's opener by 100,000.
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It aired almost a year since the death of Helen, who played the beloved matriarch.
The episode drew 3.8 million viewers in the overnight ratings, beating 3.7 million for the series five launch in August 2019.
It also addressed her absence by writing her death into the plotline.
Tommy could be seen coming to terms with the consequences of his actions as a cart of dead bodies was delivered to his door.
After he opened the body bags while crying, the scene cut to a portrait of Polly, implying she was among the victims.
While watching the bodies burn in a memorial service, Polly's son Michael, played by Finn Cole, said: "Mum, it was the ambitions and strategies of one man that caused this.
"And I swear on the devil of the almighty God, no matter what it takes, no matter how many lies I have to tell, I will take revenge on Tommy Shelby."
The rest of the episode saw the various rivalries within the Shelby family come to the fore as they came to terms with Polly's death.
At the end of the programme, a tribute appeared on screen saying: "Dedicated to the memory of Helen McCrory OBE 'Polly Gray'."
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