Top Boy's Ashley Walters says Drake did 'all the leg work' to revive the show on Netflix

The cult hit returns to our screens this week 

Top Boy star Ashley Walters says Drake did “all the leg work” to resurrect the show.

The rapper was so upset when he found out the crime drama had been axed after two seasons that he set about reviving it for a new series, launching on Netflix.

Walters, who plays Dushane, said: “He’s a fan of the show and was like, ‘When is the next season?’ And we had to tell him that there wasn’t one and at that point it just became about how we could get it back out there.

“If I’m honest, he did all the leg work. It went quiet for a year and then we got the call it was happening.”

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Top Boy will return for a 10-episode run but its future beyond that is unclear.

Walters said: “We haven’t had the OK yet for a season four because the show hasn’t come out yet but I think we’ve done an amazing job.”

The show, which soon amassed a cult following after airing in 2011, follows the lives of Dushane and his friend Sully, played by Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson, in the underground drugs business.

Despite winning a BAFTA in 2012, it was dropped by Channel 4 a year later, much to fans’ dismay.

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Now Dushane and Sully are back in what’s expected to be an explosive third season.

Also joining the cast is Michael Ward, who plays new character Jamie.

Expect to see appearances from rappers Dave and Little Simz too, as they've also signed up to the new season.

Drake, who is credited as an executive producer on the new series, previously told the Hollywood Reporter how he had stumbled across the show on YouTube.

“And that human element drew me in,” he said in the 2017 interview.

“I started just looking them up. Like, who are these people? Are these actors I should know? Are they just famous over there? I remember I hit Future, and I was just like, ‘This show is incredible.’”

Last week Drake and the cast were out in full force for the show's London premiere at the Hackney Picturehouse.

Additional reporting by Press Association

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