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Sep 8, 2023 · Often referred to as a British version of “The Wire,” the drug-dealing drama “Top Boy” finally returns to Netflix this week for its fifth and final season.
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Aug 22, 2013 · When Top Boy first appeared on Channel 4 in 2011, there was a great deal of debate as to what it was: A British version of The Wire? A gritty and raw depiction of everyday Hackney life?
Sep 16, 2019 · The British version of The Wire won plaudits – and then was cancelled. Now it’s back, after being rescued by the rapper Drake. Sarah Hughes gives it five stars. Television audiences across...
Sep 5, 2023 · "Top Boy," created by Ronan Bennett, became a show that, for British viewers, found itself wedged into the same conversation as "The Wire" for its themes and unflinching depiction of drug...
Is Top Boy Britain’s answer to The Wire? As Top Boy returns to television, Alex Hardy heads to Hackney to meet the cast and crew of the hit crime series. Alex Hardy. Wednesday August 14 2013,...
Sep 30, 2019 · Often called the British version of The Wire, Top Boy revolves around characters Dushane and Sully, played by Ashley Walters and Kane Brett Robinson, better known as Kano, who truly deserves an...
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May 4, 2022 · Man needs some steak to eat with his greens and, as with The Wire (2002-2008), the phenomenal HBO drama to which Top Boy is most often compared, the show offers the seduction — dubious, but...
