Pembroke

Pembroke, a character in the "Council of Eight" series, is a criminal mastermind who serves as the Big Bad of Season 1.

As the leader of The Council, he is guilty of numerous crimes. His henchmen wear black robes with a red mask. In Episode 17, it is revealed that the reason he always wears leather gloves is because his hands are mutilated due to his mother sticking them into boiling water when he misbehaved as a child. In the same episode, he is shot and killed by Abigail Riley.

Trivia

 * His crimes include murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, fraud, blackmail, and treason. Much of this information comes from a premium scene to meet with MI5 agents.