Freddie Thorne was a character in the TV series Peaky Blinders. He was played by Iddo Goldberg and was a big part of the show in season one after he and Ada Shelby were involved in a secret relationship. Freddie was a sergeant in the Great War and was responsible for saving the life of Tommy at one point. However, Tommy and Freddie’s friendship deteriorated as he became a Communist agitator. Eventually, Freddie was arrested and thrown into prison with many thinking Tommy was the one who sold him out. Tommy ended up engineering a breakout during a prison transfer, allowing Freddie to escape. While it looked like Freddie was safe, at the start of season two, it was confirmed he had died of the “pestilence,” likely the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918–1920.