West 10 LDN
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West 10 LDN is a BBC
drama
starring Ashley Madekwe
, Noel Clarke
, and Ashley Walters. It is set in the fictional Greenside council
housing estate
in West London
.
The 60-minute pilot
was first broadcast on 10 March 2008 at 9pm on BBC Three
as part of BBC Three's Drama Pilot Season. According to the official MySpace
pagehttp://www.myspace.com/w10ldn, the show has not been commissioned into a full series.
It is based on short stories Society Within by Courttia Newland
& developed by award-winning Kudos Film & Television
(Life On Mars
, Spooks
, Hustle
), with director Menhaj Huda
and writer Noel Clarke – the team behind the film Kidulthood
. It is produced by Tim Cole and Executive Produced by Derek Wax (Sex Traffic
) and Menhaj Huda.
West 10 LDN is commissioned by Danny Cohen
, Controller of BBC Three, and Jane Tranter
, Controller of BBC Fiction, and is produced by Kudos Film and Television in association with Stealth Films.
She meets several new characters: Lacey (Ashley Walters) and Michael (Noel Clarke), both legends in their own neighbourhood; Elisha’s feisty, funny, and fearless new friend Val (Chi Kolo); Val’s volatile boyfriend Ray (Fraser Ayres
, The Smoking Room
); and Orin (Duane Henry), who, like Elisha, is also on a mission.
When a gang
stashes a kilo of hash
right before Orin’s eyes, he feels he has only one option. To steal it. He and his best friend Will find themselves with the best hash they’ve ever had – and in more danger than they’ve ever known.
When Orin and Elisha meet, they clash. But the spark between them is undeniable – and by the end one will owe their life to the other.
The pilot is filmed entirely in the White City
Estate.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
starring Ashley Madekwe
Ashley Madekwe
Ashley Madekwe is a mixed Nigerian-Swiss-British actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Marissa Delfina on the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She has also been seen in programmes such as Drop Dead Gorgeous, Teachers and others...
, Noel Clarke
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, director and screenwriter from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who...
, and Ashley Walters. It is set in the fictional Greenside council
Council house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
in West London
West (London sub region)
The West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. The sub region was established in 2004 and was adjusted in 2008 to include Kensington and Chelsea. The west has a population of 1.6 million and...
.
The 60-minute pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
was first broadcast on 10 March 2008 at 9pm on BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
as part of BBC Three's Drama Pilot Season. According to the official MySpace
MySpace
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pagehttp://www.myspace.com/w10ldn, the show has not been commissioned into a full series.
It is based on short stories Society Within by Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland is a British writer of Jamaican and Bajan heritage.-Background:Newland grew up in Shepherd's Bush, west London, where he became a rapper and music producer who, together with friends, released a Drum n' Bass white label. In 1997 he published his first novel, The Scholar. Further...
& developed by award-winning Kudos Film & Television
Kudos (production company)
Kudos Film and Television is a British independent film and television production company. It has produced television series for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and its productions include Spooks , Hustle, Life on Mars and its spin-off Ashes to Ashes, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard and M.I. High...
(Life On Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
, Spooks
Spooks
Spooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...
, Hustle
Hustle (TV series)
Hustle is a British television drama series made by Kudos Film and Television for BBC One in the United Kingdom. Created by Tony Jordan and first broadcast in 2004, the series follows a group of con artists who specialise in "long cons" – extended deceptions which require greater commitment, but...
), with director Menhaj Huda
Menhaj Huda
Menhaj Huda is a British film and television director and producer of Bangladeshi descent.-Movie career:His first directing job was the 1993 television series Hypnosis...
and writer Noel Clarke – the team behind the film Kidulthood
Kidulthood
Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood...
. It is produced by Tim Cole and Executive Produced by Derek Wax (Sex Traffic
Sex Traffic
Sex Traffic is a British-Canadian two-part television drama directed by David Yates, written by Abi Morgan and produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax...
) and Menhaj Huda.
West 10 LDN is commissioned by Danny Cohen
Danny Cohen
Danny Cohen is the current Controller of BBC One, the BBC's flagship television channel in the United Kingdom. He is the youngest person to be appointed as Controller of the channel.- Education :...
, Controller of BBC Three, and Jane Tranter
Jane Tranter
Jane Tranter is an English television executive who has been the executive vice-president of programming and production at BBC Worldwide's Los Angeles base since January 2009...
, Controller of BBC Fiction, and is produced by Kudos Film and Television in association with Stealth Films.
Summary
Nineteen-year-old Elisha (Ashley Madekwe) causes trouble from the moment she arrives. When her belongings are stolen, Elisha will risk anything to get them back, because she has secrets to hide. Her search leads us into Greenside, as Elisha finds herself facing the estate's bright lights and dark heart alike.She meets several new characters: Lacey (Ashley Walters) and Michael (Noel Clarke), both legends in their own neighbourhood; Elisha’s feisty, funny, and fearless new friend Val (Chi Kolo); Val’s volatile boyfriend Ray (Fraser Ayres
Fraser Ayres
Fraser Ayres is an actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series The Smoking Room. Fraser's other television work has included Bella and The Boys, Unconditional Love, London's Burning, The Vice and Trail Of Guilt...
, The Smoking Room
The Smoking Room
The Smoking Room is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. The Christmas Special was first transmitted on the same...
); and Orin (Duane Henry), who, like Elisha, is also on a mission.
When a gang
Gang
A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
stashes a kilo of hash
Hashish
Hashish is a cannabis preparation composed of compressed stalked resin glands, called trichomes, collected from the unfertilized buds of the cannabis plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than unsifted buds or leaves...
right before Orin’s eyes, he feels he has only one option. To steal it. He and his best friend Will find themselves with the best hash they’ve ever had – and in more danger than they’ve ever known.
When Orin and Elisha meet, they clash. But the spark between them is undeniable – and by the end one will owe their life to the other.
The pilot is filmed entirely in the White City
White City, London
White City is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, to the north of Shepherd's Bush. Today, White City is home to the BBC Television Centre and BBC White City, and Loftus Road stadium, the home of football club Queens Park Rangers FC....
Estate.
Cast
- Ashley MadekweAshley MadekweAshley Madekwe is a mixed Nigerian-Swiss-British actress best known for portraying 'Bambi' on ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Marissa Delfina on the canceled The CW drama series The Beautiful Life. She has also been seen in programmes such as Drop Dead Gorgeous, Teachers and others...
– Elisha - Duane Henry – Orin
- Chi Kolo – Valerie
- Andre Squire – Will
- Noel ClarkeNoel ClarkeNoel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, director and screenwriter from London. He is best known for playing Wyman Norris in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Mickey Smith in Doctor Who...
– Michael - Ashley Walters – Lacey
- Fraser AyresFraser AyresFraser Ayres is an actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series The Smoking Room. Fraser's other television work has included Bella and The Boys, Unconditional Love, London's Burning, The Vice and Trail Of Guilt...
– Ray - Tamer HassanTamer HassanTamer Hassan is a British actor of Turkish Cypriot descent.-Early life:Hassan was born in London, England into a Turkish Cypriot family. Having sustained an injury in boxing, Hassan started to run nightclubs and restaurants and is now the owner, chairman and player/coach of Greenwich Borough and...
– Gout - Adam DeaconAdam DeaconAdam Deacon is a British actor and rapper from Hackney, North-East London who rose to prominence after starring in the film Kidulthood as well as the sequel Adulthood...
– Nathan - Kyla Frye – Tawanda
- Nick NevernNick NevernNick Nevern is a British actor and director from London. Nick Nevern has a Russian mother and spent his early years in Russia before moving back to London...
– Maverick - Kyla Frye – Tawanda
- Suzette Llewellyn – Veronica
- Mikel Ameen – Little Stacey
- Jacob AndersonJacob AndersonJacob Anderson is an actor probably best known for starring as Omen in the British film Adulthood. He played Angelo in the film 4.3.2.1...
– Benji - Madeleine FairleyMadeleine FairleyMadeleine Fairley is a British film and television actress.-Career:She is best known for her appearances in the film Kidulthood and its sequel Adulthood .-Filmography:* Kidulthood as Claire...
– Lillian - Kamara BacchusKamara BacchusKamara Bacchus is an English Actress and former Radio Presenter-Biography:Her début acting role was in the ITV Police Drama The Bill she then went on to play roles in the CBBC sitcom Kerching! followed by roles in West 10 LDN,the BBC comedy Beautiful People by Jonathan Harvey and then on to a...
– Leonora - La Charné Jolly – Sissy
- Kyle Summercorn – Johnny
- Joseph Altin – Ratty
- Latoya Lees – Carolin
- Nicole Lecky – Danielle
- Demi Oyediran – Beth
- Imdad Miah – Mohammed
- Joseph Makain – Jerome
- Nina WadiaNina Wadia-Television and film:Wadia first came to prominence in BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, playing characters such as Mrs "I can make it at home for nothing!" and one half of The Competitive Mothers...
– JobCentre Clerk
See also
- Black BritishBlack BritishBlack British is a term used to describe British people of Black African descent, especially those of Afro-Caribbean background. The term has been used from the 1950s to refer to Black people from former British colonies in the West Indies and Africa, who are residents of the United Kingdom and...
- Bullet BoyBullet BoyBullet Boy is a 2005 film directed by Saul Dibb, written by Saul Dibb and Catherine Johnson, and stars Ashley Walters. The film's original music was composed and performed by Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack, who released it as an album...
- KidulthoodKidulthoodKidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood...
- AdulthoodAdulthood (film)Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel...
- Shank
- Top BoyTop BoyTop Boy is a British television drama series, which was first broadcast on Channel 4. The four episodes were broadcast over consecutive nights, from 31 October to 3 November 2011. Set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, North London, the series follows the lives of a group of...