Top Boy

Name: Top Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-10-31
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ashley Walters, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kane Robinson

★ 7.5 /10 (150) • 2011–2013

Drama

Creator Ronan Bennett

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.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United Kingdom

Status

Ended

Cast

Ashley Walters

Dushane · 8 eps

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Dr. Jenny Northam · 3 eps

Chi Lewis-Parry

Dwayne (uncredited) · 1 eps

Richard Lintern

Peter Stenton · 1 eps

Sway DaSafo

Ross Rosten · 1 eps

Reviews

TMDB 7.5/10

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Trailer

Official trailer

Top Boy

Where to Watch

Streaming

Netflix

Episode Guide

Episode 1

31 Oct 201152 min★ 7.9

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

01 Nov 201147 min★ 6.7

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

02 Nov 201149 min★ 7.0

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

03 Nov 201150 min★ 7.2

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.