The Gentlemen ending explained: Star weighs in on cliffhanger finale

Set in the same universe as the 2020 movie, but following a different story and fresh characters, The Gentlemen on Netflix stars Theo James as Eddie Horniman, an aristocrat who inherits his late father’s country estate – only to discover that it’s part of a cannabis empire.

Eddie is soon forced to navigate the dangerous criminal underworld and crosses paths with a host of gangsters and unsavoury characters, with the series building towards a climactic ending.

If the finale has left you scratching your head, read on for what one of the show's stars had to say about the barnstorming cliffhanger climax, as well as how the show paves the way for a potential second season.

The Gentlemen ending explained: Does Eddie buy the business from Bobby Glass?

The final episode started with Eddie and the rest of the Horniman family preparing, as their home was surrounded by Gospel John and his gang.

They has been told by Suzie that Freddy had been lying to them, and he had actually killed Tommy Dixon. Suzie had been looking for revenge as she believed Eddie had betrayed them.

However, Bobby already knew Eddie's plans, and ordered Suzie to fix what she had done, and to keep Eddie safe and happy. Bobby ended up sorting it himself.

Eddie and Suzie went to speak with Bobby and discuss the situation with Stanley Johnston. He had been the one putting sand in the gears of their organisation all season, so he could buy the land and the business from Eddie and Bobby.

Bobby revealed he planned to sell anyway, and that Johnston and others would have to put in sealed bids, transported by carrier pigeon to him. He would accept offers over $150 million.

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Eddie and Suzie sat down with Johnston, and he believed he was entering the negotiations from a position of strength, as one of Suzie's staff had leaked the location of their other weed farms.

However, this was actually a ruse Eddie devised, tricking Johnston's lawyer Stevens. He had made a critical error of not verifying the information.

Following this, Eddie and Suzie met with other potential buyers – Mercy Moreno and Peter Spencer-Forbes.

However, Eddie secretly also started working on putting his own bid together, raising money from other aristocrats and those from the travelling community who he had made a deal with previously.

He then approached Henry Collins, who had been cut loose by Johnston and who was now a target of the Glass family, for additional funds, and brought Suzie on as a partner.

In the end, Johnston was the highest bidder. However, Collins's accountant knew how to prove Johnston's illegal dealings through his tax records, and sent them to HMRC. Johnston was arrested, with Stevens looking on shocked.

Stevens is played by Alexis Rodney, who spoke with RadioTimes.com about this reveal, and the other reveals regarding Johnston and Stevens towards the end of the season.

He said: "As an actor, that's what you want. You want those absolute cliffhanger episodes. I've talked about Stevens being a highly intelligent guy, valedictorian, all that good stuff, scholarly guy.

"It's a really bad mistake, actually, and I suppose we don't really touch on it enough because the next time we cut to Stevens and Stanley Johnson, Stanley's being arrested.

"I would have loved to have delved into what the aftermath was, because Stevens is basically the downfall of Stanley Johnson. So, I would have loved to have dealt with that if we had more time and a route they wanted to go down, what the aftermath was."

Spencer-Forbes's bid came in second, but Eddie told Moreno, who was under pressure herself to ensure her bid won. She killed Spencer-Forbes, and was immediately taken out herself by Collins, working for Eddie.

What's happening with Susie and Eddie at the end of The Gentlemen?

At the end of the series, Bobby Glass notes that Susie and Eddie have become a "right double act".

However, the pair never actually transition from being friends and colleagues into anything more.

How does The Gentlemen set up a potential second season?

So, Eddie and Suzie had won. However, there was one last sting in the tail. It turned out Bobby never intended to sell in the first place, and he instead wanted to "wake them up" to the opportunities. The three of them would there on out be equal partners.

Eddie then delivered Collins to Suzie, bound and on his knees, and handed her a gun. She asked him if he wanted to do it as part of his "journey" and he obliged, killing him instantly.

A final scene saw Bobby meeting with Johnston in 'prison', talking about their prospects.

So, going into a potential season 2, it looks like Johnston and Bobby could be in business after all. But one thing's for certain, and that's that Eddie is now truly all in on the criminal life.

The Gentlemen is available to stream on Netflix now. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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