
Top Boy
Creator Ronan Bennett · Starring Ashley Walters, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kane Robinson
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.
- IMDb
- 8.4/10 · 50,632 votes
- RATE IT
Where to watch
Episodes
- Episode 1: Episode 1October 31, 2011 · 52 minThirteen-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: Episode 2November 1, 2011 · 47 minDushane 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: Episode 3November 2, 2011 · 49 minDushane 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: Episode 4November 3, 2011 · 50 minDushane'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.
Trailers and images
Credits
- Ashley WaltersDushane · 8 episodes
- Sharon Duncan-BrewsterLisa · 8 episodes
- Kane RobinsonSully · 8 episodes
- Geoff BellBobby Raikes · 4 episodes
- Letitia WrightChantelle · 4 episodes
- Pooky QuesnelDr. Jenny Northam · 3 episodes
- Ronan BennettCreator
- Jonathan van TullekenDirector · 4 episodes
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 52 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- October 31, 2011
- LAST AIRED
- September 10, 2013
- PRODUCTION COMPANIES
- Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan






















