'Peaky Blinders': Top 5 reasons Thomas Shelby is the most lovable gangster on TV

He is a murderer, a businessman, but most of all he is a family guy who commits himself to the lady he loves

Thomas Shelby (a.k.a Tommy), played by Cillian Murphy, in 'Peaky Binders' has been winning the hearts of audiences for both his ruthless nature and disconcerting personality. As the protagonist of the Steven Knight-created show, Thomas Shelby is the head of the notorious Birmingham gang, who call themselves the Peaky Blinders after their strategy of slitting the eyes of their enemy with a blade attached to their caps.

A former war hero, Tommy entered into politics as a Member of Parliament in the fourth season, and, it is about time he legitimizes the Shelby family's automobile business which has, for so long, run on the money they earned from illegal gambling.

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