[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6 of Peaky Blinders.] Peaky Blinders‘ final season has arrived on Netflix and with it comes an explanation for Polly Gray’s absence as the actress who played her, Helen McCrory, died between the productions of Seasons 5 and 6. McCrory died in April 2021 after a battle with cancer as her husband, actor Damian Lewis, shared with fans over social media. Her absence left the creative team of Peaky Blinders with quite the decision to make as they wrestled with the idea of having her live offscreen or killing Polly Gray off of the show. In an interview with EW, creator Steven Knight said, “First of all, issues of plot and story and television programs are insignificant compared to the tragedy that was the death of somebody so brilliant and so fantastic,” but he acknowledges, “It presented us with a situation.” (Credit: Ben Blackall© Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd. 2019) Polly Gray is the aunt of...