Top Boy

“Well-made, convincing drama, with an excellent ensemble cast”
Ed Cumming (The Telegraph)

“Well-acted, well-written television like this don't come round that often”
John Crace (The Guardian)

“Uniformly excellent, patient, collaborative”
Caroline Frost (Huffington Post UK)

Meet drug dealer and gang leader Dushane (Ashley Walters). He is charming, sexy, clever, and at 26 years old has ‘already run out of things to be – except this’. When he gets the attention of ex-convict and drug dealer Bobby Raikes (Geoff Bell) he seizes an opportunity to be more.

With his friend Sully (Kane Robinson) at his side, Dushane is on track to becoming Top Boy. Dushane and Sully’s violent quest to take over the supply of drugs in the Summerhouse Estate impacts on the lives of a number of the residents.

The emotional heart of the story lies with Ra’Nell (Malcolm Kamulete), a bright 13-year-old struggling to create a stable home environment for his mentally ill mother Lisa (Sharon Duncan Brewster). Ra’Nell’s best friend Gem (Giacomo Mancini) will do anything to be accepted into Dushane’s gang whilst Summerhouse resident Heather (Kierston Wareing), pregnant and penniless, is determined to give her baby the chances she never had – 'even if it means doing one wrong thing to get to the right place.'

Top Boy is written by Ronan Bennett and directed by Yann Demange.

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