Peaky Blinders: 10 Best Characters Who Appeared After Season One

10. Michael Gray

By the end of Peaky Blinder's fifth season, Michael Gray may have been at odds with the rest of the Shelby clan but there's no doubting that he's an intrinsic member of the family. Bearing that in mind, it's surprising to remember that Michael didn't actually make his first appearance until season two of the show.

Portrayed by Finn Cole, Michael Gray is the son of Polly Shelby. Unfortunately for Polly, Michael was taken away by the police when he was just five years old and subsequently grew up with his foster family in a quiet village. This brings us back to season two, where he was tracked down by Tommy and thus finally drafted into the Shelby clan.

The Shelby family has never been short of friction. Arthur is constantly lashing out, and Tommy and Polly are more often at odds with one another than in agreement but at the end of the day, they all make up. We expect these things - they're a part of the family's identity. Michael breaks this pattern.

What makes him such a great character is that Michael has incited a civil war within the Shelby family that we're not certain the family can recover from. Tommy may have trusted Michael for a time, but he's always remained the outsider.

Now, he's betrayed the family and is looking to take the company for himself - creating a new generation of Peaky Blinders. It's an arc that will undoubtedly continue to unfold in season six which we cannot wait to see.