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| caption = Current title card of ''Top Boy''. |
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| genre = Drama |
| genre = [[Drama]] |
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| format = [[Crime]] |
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| starring = [[Ashley Walters]]<br />[[Kano|Kane Robinson]]<br />[[Sharon Duncan Brewster]]<br />[[Geoff Bell]] |
| starring = [[Ashley Walters]]<br />[[Kano (rapper)|Kane Robinson]]<br />[[Sharon Duncan Brewster]]<br />[[Geoff Bell]] |
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| composer = |
| composer = [[Brian Eno]] |
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| country = [[United Kingdom]] |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| executive_producer = |
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| producer = [[Charles Steel]]<br/>[[Alasdair Flind]]<br/>[[Ronan Bennett]] |
| producer = [[Charles Steel]]<br/>[[Alasdair Flind]]<br/>[[Ronan Bennett]] |
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| editor = |
| editor = [[Chris Wyatt (editor)|Chris Wyatt]] |
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| location = [[London]] |
| location = [[London]] |
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| cinematography = |
| cinematography = [[Tat Radcliffe]] |
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| runtime = 48 minutes <small>(approx.)</small> |
| runtime = 48 minutes <small>(approx.)</small> |
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'''''Top Boy''''' is a British television drama series, which was first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the United Kingdom. The four |
'''''Top Boy''''' is a British television drama series, which was first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the United Kingdom. The four episode series was broadcast over four consecutive nights, beginning on 31 October 2011 and ending on 3 November 2011. Set on the fictional Summerhouse [[Housing estate|housing estate]] in [[Hackney]], [[East End of London|East London]], the series follows the lives of a marginalised group of residents who have turned to [[Illegal drug trade|drug dealing]] and [[gang|gang culture]]. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Ashley Walters]] |
*[[Ashley Walters]] – Dushane |
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*[[Kano (rapper)|Kane Robinson]] |
*[[Kano (rapper)|Kane Robinson]] – Sully |
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*[[Malcolm Kamulete]] |
*[[Malcolm Kamulete]] – Ra'Nell |
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*[[Kierston Wareing]] – Heather |
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*[[Nicholas Pinnock]] - Leon |
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*[[Nicholas Pinnock]] – Leon |
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*[[Giacomo Mancini]] – Gem |
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*[[Shone Romulus]] – Dris |
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*[[Sean Sagar]] – Tareek |
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*[[Letitia Wright]] – Chantelle |
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*[[George Wood (actor)|George Wood]] – Andre |
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*[[Olivia Musangi]] – Precious |
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*[[Cyrus Desir]] – Lee Greene |
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*[[Elarica Gallacher]] – Sophie |
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*[[Juliet Oldfield]] – Camilla |
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*[[Vavien Russell]] – Micheal |
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*[[Chiefer Appiah]] – Ninja |
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*[[Nurse Kerry]] – Rachel Warren |
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*[[Yolanda Vazquez]] – Yolanda |
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*[[Arnold Oceng]] – Femi |
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*[[Marsha Miller (actor)|Marsha Miller]] – Pat |
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*[[Anthony Welsh]] – Shaun |
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*[[Richie Campbell]] – Chris |
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*[[Cornell John]] – Wendell |
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*[[Tutick Oppong]] – Dombosco |
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*[[Clare-Hope Ashitey]] – Taylor |
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*[[Camilla (singer)|Camilla Marie Beeput]] – Natalie |
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*[[Lynette Clarke]] – Susan Campbell |
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*[[David Hayman]] – Joe |
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*[[Olivia John Baptiste]] – Natasha |
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*[[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]] – Himself |
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==Premise and plot== |
==Premise and plot== |
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|ShortSummary= Raikes gives Sully and Dushane two weeks to retrieve the stash stolen by rival Kamale and they find a mysterious present of guns to help them. To remind them of their responsibilties Raikes' henchman Greene attacks Dushane's brother Chris and gets badly beaten up in revenge. The boys decide to kidnap Kamale's cousin Shaun and hold him to ransom but they hit him just that little bit too hard and end up with a corpse on their hands. Meanwhile Ra'Nell misses seeing his mother on her day out from hospital as he is helping Heather tend her illegal crops and Gem loses his cherry in as disused warehouse.. |
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|ShortSummary= After Heather has shown him the flat she hopes to buy with her drugs money Ra'Nell welcomes his mother home. Sully visits his daughter but Chris bars Dushane from his house as a liability. Sully suggests to Dushane that an informant in their group is in league with The London Fields. He names Gem and sends a thug,Dris,to kill the boy's dog and send him into hiding before Ra'Nell gets the courageous Leon to call the gang off. Though Kamale does not turn up to Shaun's funeral a chance sighting leads Dushane and his gang to their rival where,after claiming another victim,they locate the missing drugs at a tyre depot,where Lee Greene just happens to be so they shoot him too but now a full-scale gang war erupts as Kamale's associates seek revenge. |
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==Additional Information== |
==Additional Information== |
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*The advert used the [[instrumental]] of [[Ghostpoet|Ghostpoet's]] song "Finished I Ain't". |
*The advert used the [[instrumental]] of [[Ghostpoet|Ghostpoet's]] song "Finished I Ain't". |
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==See also== |
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*[[Black British]] |
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*[[Bullet Boy]] |
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*[[Kidulthood]] |
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*[[West 10 LDN]] |
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*[[Adulthood (film)|Adulthood]] |
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*[[Shank (2010 film)|Shank]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:2011 in British television]] |
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[[Category:2010s British television series]] |
[[Category:2010s British television series]] |
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[[Category:2011 British television programme debuts]] |
[[Category:2011 British television programme debuts]] |
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Revision as of 17:11, 6 November 2011
| Top Boy | |
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Sharon Duncan Brewster Geoff Bell | |
| Composer | Brian Eno |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Charles Steel Alasdair Flind Ronan Bennett |
| Production location | London |
| Cinematography | Tat Radcliffe |
| Editor | Chris Wyatt |
| Running time | 48 minutes (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 31 October – 3 November 2011 |
Top Boy is a British television drama series, which was first broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The four episode series was broadcast over four consecutive nights, beginning on 31 October 2011 and ending on 3 November 2011. Set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, East London, the series follows the lives of a marginalised group of residents who have turned to drug dealing and gang culture.
Cast
- Ashley Walters – Dushane
- Kane Robinson– Sully
- Malcolm Kamulete – Ra'Nell
- Kierston Wareing – Heather
- Geoff Bell – Bobby Raikes
- Sharon Duncan Brewster– Lisa
- Nicholas Pinnock – Leon
- Giacomo Mancini – Gem
- Shone Romulus– Dris
- Sean Sagar – Tareek
- Letitia Wright – Chantelle
- George Wood – Andre
- Olivia Musangi – Precious
- Cyrus Desir – Lee Greene
- Elarica Gallacher– Sophie
- Juliet Oldfield – Camilla
- Vavien Russell – Micheal
- Tayo 'Scorcher' Jarrett – Kamale
- Chiefer Appiah – Ninja
- Benedict Wong – Vincent
- Pooky Quesnel – Dr. Jenny Northam
- Nurse Kerry – Rachel Warren
- Yolanda Vazquez– Yolanda
- Arnold Oceng – Femi
- Sway DaSafo– Ross Rosten
- Marsha Miller – Pat
- Anthony Welsh – Shaun
- Richie Campbell – Chris
- Cornell John – Wendell
- Tutick Oppong – Dombosco
- Clare-Hope Ashitey – Taylor
- Camilla Marie Beeput– Natalie
- Lynette Clarke – Susan Campbell
- David Hayman – Joe
- Olivia John Baptiste – Natasha
- Giggs – Himself
Premise and plot
Reception
Upon completion of the series, Top Boy received overwhelmingly positive feedback from critics. The drama premiered with a solid 1.1 million viewers and managed to maintain its audience share over the course of its four night run.[1] Tom Sutcliffe, writing in The Independent, said: "The drama involved virtually no preaching at all, but a sense of morality was everywhere, as bad conscience flickered in the face of the toughest characters and grief hit the culpable and the blameless alike. Best of all, it always found a little time for something other than plot, whether it was banter on stairwells or the melancholy beauty of the city at night. Seriously good television." [2] Ed Cumming of The Daily Telegraph said: "These are minor quibbles. On the whole this was a well-made, convincing drama, with an excellent ensemble cast. Ashley Walters, once of rap group So Solid Crew and with real-life arrests for firearms crimes, knows the world he is portraying. The two boys, Ra'Nell and Gem, did a good job of balancing adolescent aggression with naïve vulnerability. When Ra'Nell left a message on his mentally ill mother’s phone, you knew it was half from a sense of responsibility towards her and half because he just wanted his mum. I wonder if he’ll still need her by the end of Thursday night." He also noted similarities between Top Boy and the American television drama series The Wire. [3]
Episodes
| Ep# | Title | Directed by | Original Air Date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Yann Demange | 31 October 2011 | |
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In the courtyards of the Summerhouse Estate a thriving but underground drugs business is being run by Dushane (Ashley Walters) and his friend Sully (Kane Robinson) after partnering with top don Bobby Raikes (Geoff Bell). Rivalry with Kamale (Scorcher) results in the loan from Raikes being stolen. Meanwhile, thirteen-year-old Ra'Nell is advised he has to 'step up and be a man' when his mother Lisa has a breakdown and is hospitalised. Ra'Nell's friend Gem joins Dushane to sell drugs. At the same time Lisa's friend Heather (Kierston Wareing), enlists his help in growing marijuana to sell. Kamale discovers Dushane's hideout and steals the drugs and money once again, with Raikes giving Dushane and Sully two weeks to retrieve the goods. | ||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Yann Demange | 1 November 2011 | |
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Raikes gives Sully and Dushane two weeks to retrieve the stash stolen by rival Kamale and they find a mysterious present of guns to help them. To remind them of their responsibilties Raikes' henchman Greene attacks Dushane's brother Chris and gets badly beaten up in revenge. The boys decide to kidnap Kamale's cousin Shaun and hold him to ransom but they hit him just that little bit too hard and end up with a corpse on their hands. Meanwhile Ra'Nell misses seeing his mother on her day out from hospital as he is helping Heather tend her illegal crops and Gem loses his cherry in as disused warehouse.. | ||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Yann Demange | 2 November 2011 | |
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After Heather has shown him the flat she hopes to buy with her drugs money Ra'Nell welcomes his mother home. Sully visits his daughter but Chris bars Dushane from his house as a liability. Sully suggests to Dushane that an informant in their group is in league with The London Fields. He names Gem and sends a thug,Dris,to kill the boy's dog and send him into hiding before Ra'Nell gets the courageous Leon to call the gang off. Though Kamale does not turn up to Shaun's funeral a chance sighting leads Dushane and his gang to their rival where,after claiming another victim,they locate the missing drugs at a tyre depot,where Lee Greene just happens to be so they shoot him too but now a full-scale gang war erupts as Kamale's associates seek revenge. | ||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Yann Demange | 3 November 2011 | |
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Additional Information
- The advert used the instrumental of Ghostpoet's song "Finished I Ain't".
See also
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References
- ^ Rosser, Michael. "Top Boy ends on 990k". Broadcastnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Tom. "Last Night's Viewing: Symphony, BBC4; Top Boy, Channel 4". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Top Boy, Channel 4, review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
