Top Boy - Season 1
It is the story of a thirteen-year-old guy named Ranel as he fights to cope with bad conditions and the underworld of East London. After his mother Lisa commits to a mental hospital, Ranel begins to take a new path, as he confronts a local drug dealer, Dushan. Ranel has started making a series of tough decisions that he must make to always survive.
1955, London, England, UK
August 10, 1976 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France
June 4, 1994 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
31 October 1993, Georgetown, Guyana
May 14, 2019
On the whole this was a well-made, convincing drama, with an excellent ensemble cast.January 27, 2020
British crime drama revival feels real but lacks drama.May 14, 2019
Top Boy was shot so well and featured a strong cast.May 14, 2019
Well-acted, well-written television like this don't come round that often.May 14, 2019
One striking fact about Ronan Bennett's punishing four-part East End gang drama is that, so far, there hasn't been any sign of a policeman.May 15, 2019
The soundtrack was heavy and funky and the audience's mostly hooded heads were nodding. But it was not long before they noticed a serious omission that has them questioning the authenticity of the drama. No sirens.