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Peaky Blinders Season 2

Took a while to get going, but ended up strong.  Tommy with multiple girls in love with him:  Grace, Esme, his ex-prostitute present secretary, rich girl horse trainer.  Campbell out to kill him.

Tommy is recruited to kill a British officer.  Murder will be blamed on one faction of the IRA, thus bolstering the other faction.

Tommy does the killing and then is betrayed.  He's going to die!  Last second reprieve when one of his three killers knocks off the other two.  "We have more plans for you," he says.  "Winston Churchill will be in touch!"

Campbell, meantime, is killed by Polly whom he raped earlier.  Second time Campbell has been shot at the end of a season, but this time he really does look dead.  Too bad.  Good character

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