QUOTE OF THE DAY: ASHLEY WALTERS – ‘TOP BOY’ STAR NOT PLANNING ON TRYING TO BREAK HOLLYWOOD
“I’m not a big fan of America. It might be my insecurities but I find it quite daunting. “Everyone’s gone over there and been a success – Idris Elba, David Harewood – I don’t want to be the one who goes and has to come back, I’ve got bad luck like that.” The 31-year-old actor revealed he gets recognised a lot by Top Boy fans, and viewers include everyone from the police to gang members, young and old. “That’s one of the […]
UK NEWS: CHANNEL 4 FINALLY ADDRESSES SHAMBOLIC ‘TOP BOY’ OPEN AUDITIONS
After last Sunday’s ‘Top Boy’ open audition fiasco (click here to read all about it and my thoughts on the matter) Channel 4 has finally come forward to address the situation. In a statement issued to The Voice a spokeswoman said: “The auditions were attended by more people than had been anticipated and was closed early for safety reasons. The situation was extremely well handled by police on the ground and the crowds dispersed very quickly.” Hayley White, group director at Hoxton Hall where the […]
UK TV: CHANNEL 4 DRAMA TOP BOY (SECOND SERIES) – CASTING CALL
I don’t even want to think about the antics that will be going down in this scene…
UK NEWS: TV DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ NOMINATED FOR BAFTA
TV drama Top Boy which aired on Channel 4 in October has been nominated for a BAFTA television award. The drama written by Ronan Bennett is up for Best Mini Series. Top Boy is set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, East London, and follows the life of 13-year-old Ra’Nell, (Malcolm Kamulete) who is left to fend for himself after his single mother is sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Ra’Nell then comes to the attention of local criminals Dushane (Ashley Walters) and his friend Sully (Kane Robinson). Dushane wants […]
UK NEWS: DRAMA SERIAL ‘TOP BOY’ WINS BEST DRAMA AWARD
The hit Channel 4 “URBAN” drama serial Top Boy won a Royal Television Society award last night for Best Drama. The controversial drama will be back on our screens later on in the year. Click HERE and HERE to read previous posts about Top Boy. …. Well..this win doesn’t surprise me.
UK NEWS: DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ RENEWED FOR A SECOND SERIES
Well no surprises here! Last week I posted a review piece about the Top Boy debate that took place in Brixton (click HERE to read). In the piece I mentioned that there would no doubt be a second series and that the writer Ronan Bennett was probably sitting in a posh office somewhere working on the script. Then some clown called Joseph_SW who I suspect is connected to Bennett left this comment in response to my remarks. It’s really irresponsible to speculate that he’s at home working on a second series, maybe […]
UK MUSIC: TOP BOY SPECIAL: ASHER D, SCORCHER, SWAY, KANO (CYPHER)
Currently riding on the crest of a wave thanks to the new four-part “urban” drama Top Boy (which is currently airing on Channel 4 – 10pm) cast members/artists Asher D (Ashley Walters), Kano (Kane Robinson) alongside Sway, Scorcher and Adidas (which seems to be “TEAM UK” brand of choice) appear in the first episode of Soul Culture’s new online series Prose N Percussion featuring drummer Pauli The PSM. ….. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?
UK NEWS: HACKNEY COUNCIL BANNED FILMING OF C4 DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING OF BLACK PEOPLE
Four-part channel 4 drama Top Boy which starts on Monday 31st October has been criticised by the mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe for perpetuating negative stereotypes of black people. Hackney council also banned filming of the drama on its council estates. Jules Pipe said of the decision, “Estates aren’t film sets – they are people’s homes. Hackney’s film office… considers whether the portrayal would have a detrimental effect on the reputation of the area. In this case, it was not fair on residents… having […]
UK TV / TRAILER: NEW FOUR-PART DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ TO AIR ON CHANNEL 4 (STARRING ASHLEY WALTERS AND KANO)
Click HERE to view more photographs. Soul Culture reports that “Urban” drama Top Boy will be coming to our screens on Channel 4 at the end of October . The four-part drama stars Ashley Walters and rapper Kano. On London’s Summerhouse Estate, lives are lived along lines, and challenges come in all forms, even – especially – for kids. Thirteen-year-old Ra’Nell (Malcolm Kamulete) finds he has to ‘step up and be a man’ when his mentally ill mother Lisa (Sharon Duncan Brewster) is […]
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