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Polly

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Elizabeth 'Polly' Gray is the formidable matriarch of the Shelby crime family and treasurer of their company. Possessing both street smarts and business acumen, this Romani woman ran the Peaky Blinders while the men fought in WWI and continues to be the family's moral compass and strategic advisor, all while carrying the deep wounds of having her own children taken from her years ago.

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