The one we’re interested in is your friend, Dushane Hill. Top Boy s4e4: Fully Loaded Headache, rozzer to Reuben
I turned a blind eye to the man I could see you becoming. ibid. mum to Dushane
Listen to me. I’m going to need my brother back, you know. Tell me what you need to make it happen, Cyprus. Top Boy s4e5: 15 Points, Dushane to Peckham gang
The Dukies can move five, ten times what the Moroccans can bring in. ibid. Spanish boss to Jamie
Of course they can. Greasy little fucks. They’ve greased the right palms, ain’t they. Top Boy s4e6: De Capa y Espada, Ralph and the rebels
They’re looking for Lauren urgent. Some brother named Curtis. Top Boy s4e7: We Ride Out for Family, call to Jac
Fuck Dushane, man. The man violated you differently, blood. ibid. Kit to Jamie
You’re doing the right thing, Reuben. ibid. rozzer
You don’t know about Bobby Raikes, do ya? He was before your time. He was Top Boy before Dushane came along. ibid. Reuben to rozzers
Lauren’s my sister. And I will ride out for her to the end. The same way I rode out for you. ibid. Jac to Sully
Get on the fucking floor. Top Boy s4e8: Prove Yourself, Curtis with gun raids Shelley’s nail bar
You was right. Kit fucked up, man. ibid. Jamie to Dushane
Kit’s got to go. You know what I fucking mean, man. Kit’s got to go and you’re doing it. Today. ibid. Dushane to Jamie
Jamie look at me! Wake up! ibid. brother
You want to retire, huh. Step back from the road. Top Boy s5e1: Step Back, Sully to Dushane
By order of the Home Secretary … ibid. immigration officer
Sully, I ain’t nothing like you. Loyal. Top Boy s5e2: The Tour, Dushane
No Lizzie. She’s locked me out of all my bank accounts … She’s taken everything. She’s gone. ibid. supplier to Dushane
So I’m here. Anything you need. Top Boy s5e3: Birthday Party, Sully to Jac
I think me and you we can do something … I need someone beside me. ibid. Irish gangsta to Sully
Yeah, but we can’t let these men violate us like that. ibid. lady seller to Jacmine
I just want some peace and fucking quiet. ibid. Jac to girlfriend
I saw who killed Jamie that night. ibid. brother
It needs to be said. Beautiful Lauren’s dead because she took drugs that you sold. Slapping me ain’t gonna change that. It’s too late for Lauren. But it ain’t too late for her baby. Top Boy s5e4: The Food is Killing Us, to Jac
Don’t smoke it around your child, ya tramp. ibid. Jac to mother
I do get you, Dushane. And that’s why I’m leaving. ibid. Shelley
It’s not your business no more. Did you not get the message? Top Boy s5e5: Has It Come to This? Sully to Dushane
They know it was me. And now they’re after me. ibid. Jac
That passport. It’s back at my house. ibid. Dushane
I can’t make sense of none of it. I lost my sister to this shit … ibid. Jac to Sully
It’s never too late. I love you, Shelley. Top Boy s5e6: It We Are Not Monsters, Dushane
What you fucking playing at? ibid. Sully to Dushane
Why didn’t you come to me? ibid.
You were right. You can’t run this ship without the bodies. ibid. Dushane to Sully
They know it was me. And now they’re after me. ibid. Jac
That passport. It’s back at my house. ibid. Dushane
I can’t make sense of none of it. I lost my sister to this shit … ibid. Jac to Sully
It’s never too late. I love you, Shelley. Top Boy s5e6: It We Are Not Monsters, Dushane
What you fucking playing at? ibid. Sully to Dushane
Why didn’t you come to me? ibid.
You were right. You can’t run this ship without the bodies. ibid. Dushane to Sully
London has plenty of previous when it comes to gangs, mobs, and firms … In every firm there were ruthless enforcers. One man in particular stands out: Mad Frankie Fraser … a key member of South London’s most famous gang, the Richardsons. British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld s1e3: London
He started the infamous Parkhurst riots, and was accused of kidnapping and hanging the governor of Wandsworth prison. ibid.
‘They certified us insane. It suited me …’ ibid. Fraser
‘Some people did get chopped a bit with some choppers.’ ibid. Eddie Richardson reminisces
‘If we hurt or killed each other, so what?’ ibid. Frankie reminisces
Both the Richardsons and Fraser were accused of torturing their enemies. ibid.
Freddie Foreman, considered by many to be the Godfather of British crime, was one of the few men that the Krays respected. ibid.
‘A great night, a great fight in there, Mr Smith’s, yeah, terrific fight: knives, guns, everything …’ ibid. Frankie
Ronnie and Reggie Kray: Two of the most infamous criminals of all time. Legends. Their fame was built on a fearsome reputation and mythical life-status. The Krays: Kill Order: The Truth Behind the Legend, Amazon 2022
Far from untouchable, but that statement was typical of the twins. ibid. O’Mahoney
Repton Boxing Club: Where all three Kray brothers came to learn their trade. ibid.
By 1956 Ronnie Kray had begun to display the early warning signs of someone who suffered from mental illness. ibid.
[Neil Jackson] Definitely gangsters, not particularly brilliant criminals, but gangsters who were able to rule their piece of turf in East London with fear. The Krays: The Mafia Connection, Amazon 2024
Before she [Frances] committed suicide, she had tried twice before. ibid. Maureen Flanagan, friend of family
Everyone was pulled in. It didn’t take long for some of the associates to talk. ibid. Jackson
The 30 years shocked everybody. ibid. Maureen Flanagan
Interviewer: Do you believe the Krays had an association with the American Mafia. ibid.
Maureen Flanagan: Yes, definitely. And it’s been documented in films. It’s bumped up a little bit what happened. But they did come over here. And they did meet in a city hotel … and both twins went ... ibid.
1963 is the first time the Kray meet the Mafia. When Angelo Bruno, who was the boss of the Philadelphia crime family, made a trip to London to really see whether it was true what he was being told about gaming and the potential for his organisation to have a cut of it. ibid. Jackson
They already had a hand in several casinos in the West End. ibid.
But the Mafia were realising that the Kray Twins were really thugs. They were good thugs but bad criminals. They were shining an unwelcome light on the Mafia’s operations at The Colony. ibid.
The invasion of undesirables into London … The government expelled five Mafia figures from the UK. ibid.
The government started to work on another gaming bill, but one that would be stricter, one that would mean that people who operated a casino had to have certain credentials. ibid.
He [Charlie] was no villain. That was left to his brothers. ibid. Maureen