Riley plays May Fitz Carleton in the series, a wealthy widow who owns racehorses. May's class sent him to war and used his working-class mates as cannon fodder. May debuted in Peaky Blinders ' second series, sharing both a business relationship and a romance with gangster Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy). Tommy wanted the horse, so he got the horse. He did go to her room and they had sex to PJ Harvey’s May became bolder about her affair with Tommy in front of her servants, who treated him with mistrust because of his gypsy background.Tommy, though, was still in love with Grace. Launched in 2011 to compliment its sister publication Antiquexplorer (Est 2000), which has since merged with VE to become a well loved, and well-rounded publication.Charlotte Riley as May Carleton, and Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in 'Peaky Blinders' When Grace asked Tommy if he had someone in his life, he told her “I have a race horse. She reveals that she has lived alone since her husband’s death, and allows herself to be seduced by Thomas. In episode four, she returns for a longer stay. Charlotte Riley reveals to Digital Spy that she won't be reprising her role of May Carleton in Peaky Blinders season 5. Though she's a rich widow and a successful race-horse trainer, she is lonely and bored with her strait-laced life. May Carleton is at the horse auctions with her father, when Thomas Shelby and his gang arrive. Riley is married to actor Tom Hardy who portrays Alfie Solomons . Nothing seems to change you.”But will the actress return for Peaky Blinders series six?Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem likely from Riley’s perspective that May will return.Speaking to Digital Spy, she said: “I don’t think that my character will be coming back.“I mean, I would go back in a heartbeat [if asked], because I just love it so much.“However, there could be potential as her other half appears in the gangster drama.Actor Tom Hardy plays Alfie Solomons, a Jewish gang leader from Camden Town.The pair never shared a scene together but if he is still filming Peaky Blinders, there may be a chance she will return in the future.However, fans were surprised to see him back after season four.Peaky Blinders: Expert reveals Tommy Shelby’s War trauma was PTSDWe and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service, perform analytics, personalize advertising, measure advertising performance, and remember website preferences. She is well connected with everyone from the war-office to racing-board. Netflix obtained the rights from Weinstein Company and Endemol, and chose the series worldwide and seen immediate … Peaky Blinders season five ended with a cliffhanger as Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy) as it ended with the Brummie gangster pointing a gun at his head. “Forget about men like me.” Visibly hurt but remaining composed, May suggested they may as well keep up their sexual relationship because “half of London already thinks [she’s] fucking a racketeer”. Does crime and grime pay? 'Peaky Blinders' season 5: Thomas loved Grace, adored May, but let's be honest, he needs Jesse Eden to face the Fascists After Grace Thomas never truly fell in love, but while he respected May his relationship with Jesse was purely business. Her notable roles include Peggy Chase in In the Heart of the Sea, Nance in Edge of Tomorrow and Sarah Hurst in Easy Virtue. It was trying to get him in and out of Manchester without people seeing him.“It was the last day of the shoot, he drove up himself the night before, think he was learning his lines in the car. Louisa Mellor is the Den of Geek UK TV Editor. [SPOILER]The last time we saw Hardy, his character Solomons was shot in the face by Tommy.But thankfully he did not die and made a return to Peaky Blinders to everyone’s delight.Director Anthony Byrne told Obsessed with Peaky Blinders: “We worked very hard to kind of make it happen with Tom’s availability and then keep it a secret. May turned up at Charlie’s yard, collected Tommy’s new horse, promised Curly she wouldn’t use the crop on her, and left. She plays the role of May Carleton in Peaky Blinders. No regrets.”May ran into Grace at the bar and engaged in a bit of rivalry. As he says in series four, he’s used to getting his own way.Post-auction, May approached Tommy and offered to train his race horse, citing her connections in the racing world. Should anyone need a reminder ahead of tonight’s Tommy and May met at a horse auction in series two. Sep 5, 2016 - Explore Garrison Tailors's board "May Carleton", followed by 105 people on Pinterest.