A London policeman returns to the estate where he grew up to investigate the murder of a young boy. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Acting
Lennie James simmers with restrained rage you can't look away from.
Writing
Stage origins mean every line lands like a body blow.
Direction
Ian Rickson traps you in geography that feels like destiny.
Director
Ian Rickson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lennie James wrote the original 2002 play after being stopped and searched by police twelve times in one year.
Shot on the Heygate Estate shortly before its demolition, capturing a vanished London working-class landscape. Gugu Mbatha-Raw's breakout role.
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