THE Gentlemen has killed off a main character – before another takes stomach-churning bloody revenge.
The hit Netflix drama returned for its second series on Thursday, with Theo James reprising his role as drug-dealing aristocrat Eddie Horniman, who fully embraced his dark side at the end of series one.
4
4
*WARNING – MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE GENTLEMEN SERIES TWO*
The second series sees Eddie and partner in crime Susie Glass expand their criminal empire internationally to the Italian lakes, and into the hands of the Italian mafia.
While doing their business, Eddie also gets to know the Countess Isabella Soranza de Parme – or Belle – and the two fall in love.
They become engaged and have a lavish wedding in Italy, with Eddie’s family – aside from his brother Freddy – who is in a rehab centre after the events of series one.
Read More on The Gentlemen
MAGIC MAYA
First look at The Gentlemen series 2 as Maya Jama steals show & Meg gets glimpse
meg-a deal?
What we know about Meghan Markle’s acting return – and possible Gentlement role
4
4
Following their nuptials, Eddie and Belle enjoy their honeymoon, with Eddie heading out in a classic convertible car on the winding roads around the lake, while Belle takes to the skies in her seaplane.
The couple beam as they race alongside each other but happiness soon turns to tragedy as there is an explosion on Belle’s plane and she plummets into the cliff side in front of Eddie.
The heartbroken groom races to the scene but upon seeing the broken up plane engulfed in flames, realises his new bride is gone forever.
As viewers of The Gentlemen might expect, the explosion wasn’t an accident of a fault with the plane, and Eddie is soon out for revenge, whilst also managing to evade further attempts on his life.
Most read in TV
SHOCK DIAGNOSIS
ITV host, 62, reveals he’s been diagnosed with gut cancer & cancels work
SAD REALITY
Ex On The Beach’s Chet & Helen finally address feud with Casey & Marnie Simpson
POP DIVA
80s pop legend unrecognisable as she walks her dogs in Notting Hill – guess who?
JOLLY JOELY
This Morning fans sure guest Joely Richardson is ‘still drunk’ after boozy bash
In the end, Eddie is faced with the devastating realisation that Freddy was involved in Belle’s death thanks to his association with Gospel John in the rehabilitation centre.
Gospel John wanted revenge for the death of his brother in series one – who was killed by Freddy – and brainwashed Freddy to help make it happen by finding out information about Eddie and his wedding.
In the final episode, after getting answers from Gospel John, Eddie goes to see Freddy and confronts him while out on a walk, before beating his brother up and holding a gun to his head.
A van then pulls up and when the sliding door opens, Gospel John is seen tied up and gagged in the back, with a chainsaw sitting nearby.
Eddie then flings Freddy into the back of the van and shuts the door, before the chainsaw starts up and muffled noises are heard.
In a grotesque climax to the gripping series, Freddy opens the door of the van, covered head to toe in blood, before he slowly raises the decapitated head of GospeL John, before screaming.
The Gentlemen series one and two are available on Netflix now.