Top Boy
| Top Boy | |
|---|---|
 Current title card of Top Boy | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Format | Crime |
| Written by | Ronan Bennett |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | Ashley Walters Kane Robinson Sharon Duncan Brewster Geoff Bell |
| Composer(s) | Brian Eno |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 4+4 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ronan Bennett |
| Editor(s) | |
| Location(s) | London |
| Cinematography | |
| Running time | 48 minutes (approx.) |
| Distributor | Channel 4 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 31 October 2011 – 3 November 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Top Boy is a British television drama series, which was first broadcast on Channel 4. The four episodes were broadcast over consecutive nights, from 31 October to 3 November 2011. Set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, North London, the series follows the lives of a group of criminals involved in drug dealing and street gangs. A second series has been commissioned by Channel 4.
Premise and plot
Series one
Cast
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. 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." 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.
Additional information
See also
References
External links
- Top Boy at channel4.com
- Top Boy at the Internet Movie Database
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