Jack Nelson: Last News

PEAKY Blinders fans "physically recoiled" at Billy Grade's return when his genitals were tortured with barbed wire. Viewers of the BBC series were squirming at the horror scenes as they were forced to "imagine the pain" Emmett Scanlan's character was enduring.

The final series of Peaky Blinders kicked off on 27 February, and the first two episodes of the sixth season have been filled with drama and plot twists. So far, viewers have watched as tensions have unfolded among members of the Shelby family, as Cillian Murphy takes centre stage once again as Brummie gangster Thomas Shelby. While many actors have returned to reprise their roles in the hit BBC drama, there's also been some new faces introduced for the final series.

Tom Hardy’s character Alfie Solomons has made his first appearance in Peaky Blinders season six.Despite having been shot in the face in season four by Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), the season five finale confirmed Solomons was still alive and secretly living in Margate. He didn’t survive without injury though, having gone blind in one eye.In the second episode of season six, Shelby visited Solomons and convinced him to go into business together to sell opium abroad to help “shift the balance of power” against Jack Nelson (James Frecheville).It was Solomons’ preoccupation with opera, however, which provided the character’s standout line: “I always thought opera was just fat people fucking shouting.” You can check out some reactions below.Tom Hardy’s first line in the new season.

Jack Nelson, who was Queen’s first manager and oversaw the careers of a number of top acts of the ‘70s and ‘80s, died on April 27 of complications from COVID-19 in Nashville. He was 77.Among the other acts Nelson managed were Chaka Khan, Maxine Nightingale, Kathy Sledge and Jeffrey Osborne, whom he represented for more than 35 years until his April death.Queen guitarist Brian May paid tribute to Nelson the day of his passing by playing a track called “Stranger on the Shore” for him and posting it on Instagram, along with the words, "I hope my dear old friend to whom I dedicate this little piece can hear it, where he’s gone.