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Welcome to the Samuda Estate – the real London location of Top Boy’s Summerhouse

The story of how a living, breathing estate of 300-odd residents was transformed into the show’s central location

Evening Standard

From council estates to celebrity superfans: farewell Top Boy, the drama that changed TV for ever

It launched movie stars, redefined what gangster stories could be and grew into a mature, world-class drama. As the London gangster epic’s final series looms, it leaves Black British culture on the ascent

The Guardian - UK

What’s going on in Top Boy? We catch you up with Netflix TV show, so you can launch into the final season

Before watching the last ever season, we bring you up to speed with what’s happened so far

Evening Standard

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Top Boy series 3: Netflix releases first look images and trailer for the London crime drama’s final season

Sully and Dushane return to face down their challengers one last time

Evening Standard

Top Boy season three gets September release date

The news was dropped by Netflix along with a brand-new teaser trailer

Evening Standard

Leeds man hit with pandemic depression joins 'class of Covid' scheme

Ben, 24, was one of many young people who believed their job prospects would never recover after the pandemic

Leeds Live

Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson confirmed to join Netflix hit Top Boy for third and final series

The streaming site announced the Irish actors will both play new characters in the crime drama

Irish Mirror

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TV tonight: Mo Gilligan’s Bafta-winning chatshow returns

Sean Paul and Ashley Walters are among the comic’s first guests in a new series. Plus: David Walliams digs deep into the archives. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

‘I never thought I’d sell out the Apollo’: Mo Gilligan on why he’d rather be gardening than partying

Standup Mo Gilligan’s rise to fame is the stuff of dreams – in fact, he can’t quite believe it himself. The boy from Camberwell talks about sharing a stage with his heroes – and why his tulips will be ‘banging’ next year

The Guardian - UK

Charity single recalls human cost of Grenfell tragedy five years on

Rappers and singers from local area discuss feelings of loss and hope on track marking anniversary

The Guardian - UK

Top Boy star Ashley Walters' personal life shocks fans - grandad at 38 and dad to EIGHT kids

Ashley became a grandad in 2020 although he didn't reveal which of his kids welcomed the child

Irish Mirror

Top Boy: The Irish writer behind the Netflix hit - and how Ireland influenced its success

Ronan Bennett sat down with Ciaran Bradley to discuss season two of the hit Netflix drama

Irish Mirror

Idris Elba says Meghan Markle asked him to play Dr Dre at the Royal Wedding

Actor was personally asked by the Prince himself to DJ the wedding

The Independent UK

Noel Clarke: Met Police ‘drop investigation’ after sexual harassment claims

Scotland Yard has shelved its investigation into sex harassment claims against actor Noel Clarke, according to reports.

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The real ages and style of the Netflix Top Boy cast as roadmen and women look very different out of character

Top Boy’s characters are styled around the Grime aesthetic and London streetwear, the 2000s British culture that has become a staple in the hit crime drama series wardrobe

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Walters: I’ve cut out Clarke since sex claims

Today’s Diary: Walters cuts out Clarke - mostly / Ed Balls’ plans for more midlife larks / Naked at the National / Israeli Embassy apartheid row / Hancock dyslexia

Manchester Evening News

Who is in the Top Boy season 4 cast on Netflix?

The gritty drama starring Ashley Walters is returning for another season

The Guardian - UK

‘My life is all boom and bust’: Ashley Walters on Top Boy, his lost father and sudden wealth

For Ashley Walters, life has had its ups and downs. Now, ahead of a new season of Top Boy – not to mention directing and musical projects – the pieces are finally falling into place. He talks to Tim Lewis about loyalty, prison – and his new life on the…

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The stars of Top Boy: ‘Are drug dealers going to Black Lives Matter marches? I doubt it’

Britain’s edgiest crime drama is about to return – and this time its scope is bigger than ever. Ashley Walters, Little Simz, Kano and more discuss turning Drake down, the call of Hollywood and not being able to depict BLM

Daily Mirror

Top Boy new series announced with huge billboard in central London

The latest season of Top Boy was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, and fans have been patiently waiting three years for the next installment of the hit drama, starring Ashley Walters, Kano and Jasmine Jobson

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