This week’s best home entertainment: from Top Boy to The Spy
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Drake exec-produces the east London gang drama, while Sacha Baron Cohen gets serious for a real-life Syrian espionage saga
Sad lad rapper Drake saved writer Ronan Bennett's east London drama from cancellation with this Netflix revival. With the move from Channel 4 comes a host of new stars to add to Ashley Walters's titular drug-dealing role, including MCs Dave and Little Simz. The acting is muted and the story is brutal, engaging and, just sometimes, hopeful.
From Friday 13 September, Netflix