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TV·2017–2017·1 season, 5 episodes·BBC Three·Drama·5m

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In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t quite deliver. A chance encounter leads him to make a dangerous decision, starting a chain reaction that plays out across these five connected short films.

Castfull cast & details

Idris ElbaIdris ElbaAlpha AshMichael AjaoMichael AjaoLittle AshCleo SylvestreCleo SylvestreConnieJasmine JobsonJasmine JobsonJiggaSydney CravenSydney CravenToniGeorgina CampbellGeorgina CampbellChloeBen TavassoliBen TavassoliLucasNina YndisNina YndisJules

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01five by five S01E01AshMarch 27, 2017—Teenager Ash wants to be the big man. He knows what he has to do but he knows it's wrong. A chance meeting begins a chain reaction of events
  2. S01E02five by five S01E02ChloeMarch 27, 2017—Chloe is going to ask out a guy. Every detail has been planned, but romance is thwarted when she accidentally punches him in a case of mista
  3. S01E03five by five S01E03LucasMarch 27, 2017—Bloodied from an earlier encounter, Lucas meets the woman of his dreams but in an attempt to impress her, he lies and becomes embroiled in a
  4. S01E04five by five S01E04JanineMarch 27, 2017—Janine wants to score but her local dealer can’t see past her wheelchair. Tired of the daily prejudice, she flips it to her advantage when a
  5. S01E05five by five S01E05MichaelMarch 27, 2017—Michael’s partner thinks he’s racist. When they meet a black teen in need of help but unable to ask for it, Michael’s decision to intervene

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