Top Boy
Top Boy is a British television crime drama series. Created and written by Ronan Bennett, the series is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney. Season 1; The series follows the plight of Ra’Nell as he navigates the pitfalls of living on the crime-filled summerhouse estate after his mother, Lisa, is admitted to a mental hospital. Ra’Nell, who has gained a reputation around the estate for his volatile behaviour after stabbing his abusive father, is quiet and closed-off. While his mother is in hospital, he is cared for by her close friend, Leon, who was once a respected enforcer of the estate, but has since put his past behind him. Meanwhile, Lisa’s friend Heather enlists Ra’Nell’s help to grow a cannabis crop so she can earn enough money to move out of the estate and raise her unborn child somewhere safer. Season 2; After the police uncover a body, Dushane, Sully, and Dris are arrested. Dushane quickly realises that there is a snitch in their crew, and must deal with the repercussions. Meanwhile, Sully is attempting to start up his own crew to rival Dushane’s with his friend Mike, a borderline-psychopathic ex-convict. When a deal with Dushane’s Albanian business partners goes bad, he attempts to enlist Sully’s help once more to take them out.
