Channel 4 drama Top Boy to return for Series 2

Earlier today Channel 4 announced that Ronan Bennett's hard-hitting drama Top Boy would be returning for a second series after the huge success of the first, which ran for four consecutive nights (31st October - 3rd November) averaging 1.9m viewers and a 9.4% share across its four episodes, plus a 22% increase on the consolidated slot average and a 51% rise on the overnight average of 1.2m. Speaking on the commission of the second series Channel 4′s Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt said: "For me, Top Boy encapsulates everything that our drama is about: hugely original and passionate, with a brilliant roster of new talent. I’m thrilled that we’ll be seeing more."

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Top Boy - Final Episode (3rd November @ 10pm)

After a hugely successful screening on Monday night (picture above) and nothing but positive feedback over the past 3 days, the fourth and final episode of the incredibly hard-hitting drama Top Boy is set to hit our screens tonight at 10pm on Channel 4 (if you've missed any of the first three episodes you can catch up on 4OD before the big finale). Top Boy/Channel 4 have also linked up with Blackberry for an innovative BBM engagement session, which allows the audience to follow the characters of Sully (Kano) and Duahane (Ashley) via their BBM pin. For your chance to get even more involved with the action make sure you add the Top Boy Blackberry pin 28404915. You will be able to get exclusive real time messages sent from Sully and Dushane as the drama unfolds. Definitely not missing this, and hoping for another series, unless everyone dies tonight.