Top Boy

Top Boy

TV-MA2011•52m•7.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(138)

A thrilling and raw crime drama following a gang of drug dealers in Hackney, London - an honest and gripping rendition of inner-city drug and gang culture.

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Production

Cowboy Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 31, 2011

Last Aired

September 10, 2013

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Ronan Bennett

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2011-10-31

Thirteen-year-old Ra'Nell has to 'step up and be a man' when his mum has a breakdown. Meanwhile, on the Summerhouse Estate, Dushane and his friend Sully are running a thriving drugs business. Violent scenes from the start and very strong language throughout.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2011-11-01

Dushane and his partner Sully find themselves hugely in debt to Raikes and under increasing pressure to retrieve their stash from Kamale. Elsewhere, the terrifying consequences of Dushane's ambitions begin to spill into the lives of his family.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2011-11-02

Dushane and Sully know that time is running out to find Kamale and repay their debt to Raikes. Obsessed with finding out whether there's a grass within their own gang, Sully instructs fellow gang-member Dris to intercept his prime suspect: Ra'Nell's best mate, the hapless Gem.

Episode 4

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2011-11-03

Dushane's loyalty to his hot-headed accomplice and best friend, Sully, is tested to the limit when he discovers him openly carrying a murder weapon. With the police out in force and their situation spiraling out of control, Raikes offers Dushane a monstrous solution to all of his problems.

Cast

Ashley Walters

Ashley Walters

Dushane

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Lisa

Kane Robinson

Kane Robinson

Sully

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