Top Boy shows life of young drug dealers in East London. Gritty and real. Characters face tough times, gang violence and corruption. Relationships are complicated. It paints a raw picture of survival. This series is not just drama; it is a reflection of reality. It’s intense, it’s gripping and it is worth watching. Don’t miss it!

Meet the characters from Top Boy

Sully

Sully is that thunderbolt of a character you can’t look away from — fierce, blunt, and insanely proud. He’s the type who’ll snap at you one minute and do something almost embarrassingly tender the next, which is why you never quite know where you stand (he’d deny it and then maybe hum a love song under his breath — probably). Ruthless in the game, but weirdly sentimental about small things, like always choosing the same brand of crisps or insisting on doing things his way for reasons he won’t explain. Honestly, he’s chaos with a code, and you love him for it even when he’s making the worst decisions imaginable.

Jaq

Jaq is sharp as a tack and colder than she lets on — quick with a plan and quicker with a comeback. She’s the kind of ally you want on your side; fiercely loyal, suspicious of everyone else, and likes to keep receipts (literally and metaphorically). Sometimes she’ll surprise you by being unexpectedly motherly, and other times she’s a storm that breaks windows — very dramatic, very effective. Also, for some reason I can picture her making a perfect cup of tea while plotting something wild, but maybe I’m making that up.

Dushane Hill

Dushane is the smooth brain and sharp mind all rolled into one — charismatic, calculating, and ridiculously confident. He’s always got a plan or at least a plan-like feeling, moves people like chess pieces, and wears ambition like cologne (too much, sometimes). There’s this polished businessman vibe mixed with raw street instinct, which makes him simultaneously magnetic and terrifying — and yes he probably listens to grime playlists between deals and to some orchestral thing when he’s “thinking.” He’s the leader who believes in an empire, even if it means burning a few bridges along the way.

Jamie Tovell

Jamie is volatile in the best and worst ways; you can feel the tension around him like static. He wants power and respect but keeps tripping over his own temper and regrets, which makes him kind of tragic and definitely combustible. He’s loud, proud, and insecure under that bravado — collects trainers he never wears or maybe wears them to bed, who knows. Basically he’s the wildcard you watch because you’re waiting for him to either explode or grow up, and both feel equally likely.

Shelley

Shelley is low-key the backbone type: practical, fiercely protective, and somehow calming in a storm. She doesn’t waste words but when she speaks people listen; not because she screams, but because she knows what’s actually real. There’s this steady, no-nonsense energy about her, the kind that’ll slap you awake and then help you eat something decent afterward (she might also be secretly into cheesy rom-coms — don’t tell). She gives the feeling of someone who’s seen everything and still shows up.

Aaron Tovell

Aaron has that quiet, haunted look like he’s processing three lifetimes in his head and none of them are simple. He’s thoughtful, sensitive-ish (but tough when it matters), and you can tell he’s trying to do better even if the world keeps making it hard. He’s the kind of person who’ll read a book on a rooftop and then get dragged into trouble the next day — tragic, really, but earnest. Also, he probably has a ridiculous playlist of sad bangers that he denies to everyone.

Stefan Tovell

Stefan is the steady one — not flashy, more like the anchor, thoughtful and a bit reserved. He’s protective of his people and makes choices that feel responsible, even if they’re quietly brutal sometimes. There’s a layer of melancholy under his calm, like someone who writes letters he never sends and may own more notebooks than sense. He’s underrated in a way that makes you want to root for him, even when he’s making the sensible-but-painful call.

Amma Ayittey

Amma is the moral compass and also kind of a hurricane; she cares big and acts bigger, which is inspiring and slightly terrifying. She’s the community-minded fighter who gets things done — rallies people, asks hard questions, and refuses to be placated by easy answers. Warm and fierce at once, she’ll bake you a cake and then immediately tell you the uncomfortable truth about your life, which is honestly peak behavior. Also, imagine her with a secret penchant for terrible reality TV at 2 a.m. — human, I guess.

Kit

Kit is sly, fast-talking, and annoyingly resourceful — like he can find a solution to a problem you didn’t even know you had. He’s street-smart without the theatrics, the kind of person who’s better at improvising than planning, which works until it doesn’t. There’s humour threaded through his survival tactics; he makes jokes at dumb times and maybe collects stupid novelty keychains or something equally pointless. He’s clever, flawed, amusing, and occasionally surprisingly tender when the moment cracks open.

Lauryn

Lauryn is quietly fierce and incredibly grounded — someone who holds things together by sheer will and a lot of thought. She’s compassionate but not naive, and shows strength in the small everyday decisions that most people miss. She’s the emotional anchor but has this inner steel that snaps into place when things get real, and honestly that’s what makes her so magnetic. Also she probably loves plants and ruins half of them because she cares too much, which is a vibe.