Here’s What Happened in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ Series Finale - Netflix
While the tumor was fake, Tommy’s real-world symptoms like seizures and hallucinations were likely triggered by extreme stress, PTSD , or alcohol withdrawal after he stopped drinking earlier in the season. [S6E4] Why Is Tommy Still Alive?
A recurring theme is that Tommy "died" in the tunnels of WWI in 1918, and everything since has been "borrowed time". Here’s What Happened in the ‘Peaky Blinders’ Series
By the end of the season, Tommy burns his wagon and personal effects, symbolizing the death of his old gangster identity. He rides away on a white horse , signifying a fresh start as a man no longer bound by his past. He rides away on a white horse ,
The diagnosis was a orchestrated by his political rival, Sir Oswald Mosley.
However, the reason Tommy is "still alive" by the end of the series is one of the show's biggest twists. It turns out he was never actually terminally ill. The Great Deception
Mosley used Dr. Holford—a fellow fascist—to convince Tommy he was dying, hoping Tommy would take his own life to avoid a slow deterioration.