Charlotte Rileys series 2 character reappears in Peaky Blinders this week.
Heres a refresher on her background in the show…
Warning: contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders series two.
Series four gave us the brief return of Charlotte Rileys aristocratic race horse trainer May Carleton in episode two.
In episode four, she returns for a longer stay.
Should anyone need a reminder ahead of tonightsPeaky Blinders, heres what we know about May.
Tommy and May met at a horse auction in series two.
Tommy wanted the horse, so he got the horse.
As he says in series four, hes used to getting his own way.
May was partly attracted to Tommys power.
When I drove into Small Heath I thought I was going to be murdered, she told him.
Then I mentioned your name.
It was like being escorted to see a king.
His lack of aristocratic manners was another source of entertainment.
She was mostly unfazed by his criminality and straight-talking.
Tommys interest in May wasnt solely down to her beauty either.
Tommy, though, was still in love with Grace.
He met with her while she and her American husband were staying in London at The Ritz.
Tommy and Grace had sex.
Shes going to win the Derby.
The next episode, Tommy visited May and told her their affair had to stop.
Theres someone, he told her.
Forget about men like me.
Thinking he may well die, he told her Whatever happens today, it was good.
May ran into Grace at the bar and engaged in a bit of rivalry.
Theres business and theres love, said Grace.
Is there, asked May, with Tommy Shelby?.
When Grace asked May what she saw in Tommy, she told her The same thing as you.
I want to feel alive.
Peaky Blinders series 4 continues tonight, Wednesday the 6thof December, at 9pm on BBC Two.
