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Top Boy

Top Boy is a British crime drama thriller television series created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney. It focuses on two drug dealers, Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane Robinson), along with others involved with drug dealing and gang violence in London.

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Genre
Crime drama; thriller
Cinematography
Tat Radcliffe Christopher Ross
Composers
Brian Eno Michael Asante
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Ronan Bennett
Editors
Chris Wyatt Matthew Tabern

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Top Boy

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Top Boy

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related to Casting · 46
Top Boy → Ashley Walters, Asian, Benedict Wong, Bennett, Bobby Raikes, British, Bullet Boy, Chantelle, Des Hamilton, Dris, Dushane, Following, Gem, Gem's, Geoff Bell, Giacomo Mancini, Giggs, Heather, Kamale, Kane Robinson
related to Music · 31
Top Boy → AJ Tracey, Avelino, Baka Not Nice, Brian Eno, British, Burna Boy, Central Cee, Dave, Fredo, Ghetts, Ghostpoet, Giggs, Headie One, Huncho, Hus, In, Little Simz, Michael Asante, Music Inspired, Nafe Smallz
related to Development · 18
Top Boy → Alasdair Flind, BBC, Belfast-born, Bennett, Channel, Charles Steel, Cowboy Films, Eastern Partisan, Eventually, Gerry Jackson, Hackney, He, In July, Jackson, London, Ronan Bennett, Tesco, The
related to Critical reception and viewership · 11
Top Boy → Best, Ellen, Guardian, Independent, Jones, Leila Latif, Rebecca Nicholson, Seriously, The, The Netflix, Tom Sutcliffe
related to External links · 4
Top Boy → Boy, Channel, IMDb, NetflixTop Boy
Network · 2
Top Boy → Channel 4, Netflix
Release · 2
Top Boy → 13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) – 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07), 31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) – 10 September 2013 (2013-09-10)
Starring · 2
Top Boy → Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson
Cinematography · 1
Top Boy → Tat Radcliffe Christopher Ross
Composers · 1
Top Boy → Brian Eno Michael Asante

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series dushane sully netflix london walters third boy drug summerhouse friend robinson original jamie top dushane's bennett first kane estate

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Top BoyCinematographyTat Radcliffe Christopher Ross1.00infobox
Top BoyComposersBrian Eno Michael Asante1.00infobox
Top BoyCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Top BoyCreated byRonan Bennett1.00infobox
Top BoyEditorsChris Wyatt Matthew Tabern1.00infobox
Top BoyEnding theme"Cold Win" by Ghostpoet (Series 2)1.00infobox
Top BoyExecutive producersAubrey Graham Adel Nur Maverick Carter Jamal Henderson Ronan Bennett Charles Steel Alasdair Flind Yann Demange Ashley Walters Kane Robinson1.00infobox
Top BoyGenreCrime drama; thriller1.00infobox
Top BoyNetworkChannel 41.00infobox
Top BoyNetworkNetflix1.00infobox
Top BoyNo. of episodes321.00infobox
Top BoyNo. of series51.00infobox
Top BoyOpening theme"Finished I Ain't" by Ghostpoet (Series 1)1.00infobox
Top BoyOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Top BoyProducersLaura Hastings-Smith Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo Alasdair Flind1.00infobox
Top BoyProduction companiesCowboy Films Easter Partisan DreamCrew (2019) SpringHill Entertainment (2019)1.00infobox
Top BoyRelease31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) – 10 September 2013 (2013-09-10)1.00infobox
Top BoyRelease13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) – 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)1.00infobox
Top BoyRunning time48 minutes (approx.)1.00infobox
Top BoyStarringAshley Walters1.00infobox
Top BoyStarringKane Robinson1.00infobox
Top Boyis aBritish crime drama thriller television series created and written by Ronan Bennett0.90text

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