Thrilling Top Boy finale sends enthralled viewers into a social media meltdown as Netflix reveal the secrets behind the hugely shocking twist.
The show has turned out dozens of huge stars since it first aired in 2011. READ MORE:When Top Boy first aired in 2011, it cast mainly unknown actors and told a gritty and realistic tale of gangsters on a tough Hackney estate.It lasted two series before being dropped by Channel 4 , three years later, following interest from Drake , the show was saved and three more series were made by Netflix .
'And one day I went from working in a bar full time and acting part time to suddenly acting full time and now acting pays my bills. So Top Boy saved my life,' she said accepting the award. Speaking at BAFTA Television's The Sessions in 2020, the show's creator Ronan Bennett, 68, admitted he didn't know who Drake was when he was first approached by the Canadian rap superstar.
Top Boy's gripping finale hit Netflix last year, wrapping up a decade-long saga about drug dealers in East London 'And he was very genuine and just really loved it and all he said to us was we just want you to do what you do and all we want to be is the fuel to your fire and to help it get back up again.The show cast mostly unknown British actors - many of whom are now huge stars, from Michaela Coel to Barry Keoghan and Letitia Wright.
She famously turned down $1million from Netflix for rights to the show after it refused to let her retain the ownership rights, and was named one of Time magazine's most influential people. It noted: 'You don't just watch Michaela Coel shows; you experience them.
Another Marvel star to get her start on Top Boy is Letitia Wright, 30, who appeared in the first series of Top Boy as Chantelle, a drug dealer on the Summerhouse estate.She also made other early career appearances in the likes of Casualty and Doctor Who - but came to the fore as the star of coming-of-age drama Urban Hymn, set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots.
But it was after his role in Top Boy, as scheming rival drug dealer Vincent, that he was catapulted into stardom and became a fan favourite with Marvel moviegoers as Wong, the sardonic and deadly serious sorcerer who befriends Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange and helps him to master mystical powers.
He played Irish gangster Jonny in three episodes of the show, before embarking on huge Hollywood success.Executive producer Charles Steel said: at the time'I don't know if it's a big secret or not, but Barry claims to be the world's number one fan of the show.' Nicholas Pinnock in The Ice Cream Girls shortly after appearing on Top Boy - and more recently in Sky Atlantic drama Django
Elsewhere, Michael Ward, 26, first appeared in Top Boy in the rebooted Netflix series as Jamie - a fearsome rival gangster on the Summerhouse estate - in 2019, at the same time that he appeared in controversial crime drama Blue Story. Sharon Duncan-Brewster, 48, was an established TV actor before appearing in Top Boy - appearing as central character Crystal in ITV prison drama Bad Girls, with parts in EastEnders as Trina as well as appearances on Holby City, Waking the Dead and Doctors.
But it was when he appeared as central character Leon in series one of Top Boy that his career found new energy. His reformed gangster spent his episodes trying to warn others off of a life of drug-dealing, with tragic consequences. He then went on to appear in The Ice Cream Girls on ITV. He is currently appearing in Sky Atlantic series Django, a reimagining of the classic Italian spaghetti western from the 1960s.
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