Ats Ayittey

Ats Ayittey (short for Attica) is a young 12 year old boy, he was best friends with Stefan, he is portrayed by a real life resident in Hackney Kieyon Cook.

Season 3
Ats is first seen in a basketball court playing basketball with his best friend Stefan, Jaq and Romy arrive and take the ball. Ats asks them for his ball back, but the older two refuse, and Ats remarks to Jaq she should be playing netball instead. Jaq challenges them to a 2v2 game and jokingly congratulates the youngsters after. Jaq tells them if they keep it up she might have them working for her. As the youngsters walk home, Stefan warns Ats that they’re trouble. Ats and Stefan then go to Ats’ house, where Ats’ mum Amma greets them. She tells them there’s food in the oven as she leaves for work. The two jokingly play fight.

When Amma receives shocking news that she has lost her job, she cant afford the rent so Ats and Stefan have the idea to buy burgers, cook and then sell them in school to help with his mothers rent all though it was only £15.

Whilst struggling with his mum's wellbeing Ats accepts to work for Jaq at Summerhouse, the relationship between him and his best friend Stefan goes downhill. Ats is working for the crew re ran by Dushane Hill, Jaq warns Dushane that Ats is friends with Jamie's younger brother. Meanwhile Summerhouse are at war with Steffan's older brother Jamie and his crew.

Whilst all the Summerhouse and ZTs are at war, Jaq has every dealers going to different location, she sends Ats up to Manchester with a bag of package, he takes Stefan with him to sell the product in the bag. While they are in Manchester they meet a nasty Manchester kingpin. He gives them money but it goes bad but is set up as Kieron is ordered to go and rob Ats. Jaq goes mad at Ats and tells him he has to pay back the det. The bag is open with no money just paper.

Jaq sends Ats to go and set up Jamie's 2 brothers, he gets given a bag to plant in the house, he is round having dinner with Abbie, Aaron and Stefan but then he goes, then he tells Jaq that he has planted the bag which then she tells Dushane. Dushane gets the police and gets Jamie's brothers and Abbie arrested. Jamie then surrenders in prison, Dushane walks in the prison and shows him the video of Ats with the bag that he used to plant to set his brother's up with.

Next morning Ats is ready for school Kit who is Jamie's number attempts to kill Ats and his mother but fails and runs off.

Trivia

 * Top Boy playing Ats was Kieyon Cook's first acting role.
 * Kieyon Cook is actually a real life resident.
 * Ats' storyline is a bit similar to Ra'Nell's as both always want to do whats right for their mothers.