'It explores how these characters came to make the choices they make, and gives the audience a behind-the-scenes look as to what is happening on our streets today. ' Top Boy is a raw, real representation of street culture,' he told Vice. Star Ashley Walters is certainly happy to be with the streamer.

But you may also see it referred to as 'season two' in some places, due to it being the second run since launching in its new Netflix home. We'll ward off any confusion right off the bat: for long-standing Top Boy viewers, the next season will mark the show's fourth outing. The first three seasons have been compared to highly acclaimed drama The Wire, with TV critics noting that, while the first two seasons (each four episodes long) made for Channel 4 were great, the third season in 2019 improved upon both the story and characters, perhaps because the show's new home, Netflix, gave the show runners an impressive 10 episodes to work Instagram 'And it's not always about gritty drama, there's so much hope in there – these people are happy because often, they don't know any better. 'You can't always turn up on set and be a superhero – my insecurities and anxieties about my performance are what people vibe with,' he said. Star Ashley Walters also talked about his experiences filming Top Boy at the event. 'I come from a demonised community, so I know the importance of showing that people are complex – they do bad things, good things, and they have dreams.' Much has been made of the show's skill at depicting reality and shining a light on discrimination, with the show's Irish screenwriter Ronan Bennett commenting on it at the Evening Standard's Stories Festival in September this year.

Set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in London's Hackney, the series focuses on the lives of characters including drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane 'Kano' Robinson) and has featured an impressive supporting cast over the first three seasons, including For Life's Nicholas Pinnock, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, David Hayman and Doctor Strange's Benedict Wong. The former Channel 4 show – cancelled in 2013 – made a truly triumphant return in 2019, becoming the streaming giant's most-watched show in the UK after its release. Top Boy season three landed on Netflix to almost universal acclaim.

Friends season 4, episode 6 cast