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Top Boy

2011 Ended 52m episodes

7.6/10 160 votes

Drama

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.

Created by:: Ronan Bennett
Cast:: Ashley Walters, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kane Robinson
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: Channel 4

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Season 1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 7.9

Episode 1

2011-10-31 · 52m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 6.9

Episode 2

2011-11-01 · 47m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.1

Episode 3

2011-11-02 · 49m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 7.5

Episode 4

2011-11-03 · 50m

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.

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