'Peaky Blinders': All you need to know about Thomas Shelby's entry into politics and what to expect in season 5
Creator Steven Knight's Birmingham based periodical drama, 'Peaky Blinders', has already been creating quite the buzz in town with its upcoming fifth season. Starring Cillian Murphy (as Thomas Shelby), Paul Anderson (as Arthur Shelby), Joe Cole (as John Shelby), Helen McCrory (as Aunt Polly), and Natasha O'Keefe (as Lizzie Stark), 'Peaky Blinders' follows the infamous Birmingham gang who are notorious for slitting the eyes of their enemies with the blades attached to their blinder caps.
Season 4 saw Thomas Shelby win the election to become a Member of Parliament but he certainly had his own intentions behind it. The Shelby family was breaking down after its intense encounter with the New York-based mafia, Luca Changretta (played by Adrien Brody), and in order to save his family from the prying eyes of the law, there was only one way for Thomas to keep the Shelbys safe while running their bookie business. The infamous gang leader swept a Communist party member off her feet and got himself votes from the entire party which not only made him the president but also let him claim his place as an "honorable" citizen- a massive leap from Thomas' original place in the social ladder.