Then The hero of ‘Peaky Blinders’Thomas ‘Tommy’ Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is smitten in the face at the end of season four, surprising fans of the BBC series (which airs in Spain by Netflix and season 6 arrives on June 10). Alfie Solomons (Tom Hardy) returns unexpectedly for the end of the fifth season.
Although he wasn’t originally scheduled to appear further, it was soon confirmed that Solomons would be returning to cover the ‘Peaky Blinders’ storyline. sixth season.
As show creator Steven Knight explained in an interview with ‘Metro’, the 44-year-old actor loved his character Solomons and didn’t want to miss the fireworks in the finale (although it’s true that it will be staged later). a movie that will put the final touch on the story). It was Hardy’s insistence that convinced Knight: “The plan changed because Tom loves his character.“.
And that’s it, in addition to ‘Peaky Blinders’, he collaborated with Hardy Knight in the mini-series ‘Taboo’ (also about 19th century London street gangs) and starred in ‘Locke’.
Patience
The sixth episode, which is currently airing in the UK from February 27 to April 3, does not feature characters in its first episodes. You will need to be patient.
It was believed that Solomon was dead. After Tommy Shelby shot him in season four, he was only confirmed to be alive at the end of season five, though his face was disfigured from injuries.
The character of Tom Hardy also appeared in the trailer of the new episodes, removing all doubts for the fans.
The creator also declared to ‘RadioTimes’ that his return could simply be described as “chaos”.
“I think some things are hard to explain without explanation, but we may find Alfie in a position that is not as strong as he normally is. The question is: Can it rebuild itself?The knight posed.
Will Solomons and Shelby do business together again? It will be seen soon.
Hardy character history
Alfie Solomons appears in season 2 From ‘Peaky Blinders’. He is the leader of a gang from Camden Town, London, allied with Tommy’s clan and collaborating in the conflict between Jews and Italians. But in season 4, the relationship blows up with the arrival of Changretta’s gang. They end fatally, and season 4 ends with Tommy shooting Alfie and everyone believing he’s dead.
But in season 5 it turns out that the Solomons survived and the former partners continued the old alliances.