Step Back is the first episode on the fifth season and 27th overall episode in Top Boy.
Sypnosis[]
Dushane agrees to back Shelley's new business venture. Sully receives a shipment containing a terrible surprise.
Plot[]
After Sully killed Jamie, he walks off and gets to his car with no remorse. Dushane and Shelley are having dinner together, Shelley tells Dushane that she wants to open up a new Salon, Dushane is happy and agrees with the new business. Jaq texts Dushane and lets him know that Jamie has been killed. Dushane gets in shocked and goes of to the toilets to text Jaq about Sully. Dushane turns round and sees Sully. Sully lets Dushane know he killed Jamie. Sully tells Dushane he better step back and retire. Dushane and Sully start arguing. Sully tells Dushane that he is taking over Summerhouse and tells him he will bring Dushane his cut.
Sully recruits Junior as his new 2nd in command. The gang continue to run drugs all over London as they watch.
Jaq is taking care of her nephew, Lauryn and Jaq talk about their baby. Lauryn is scared that he may look like Curtis. Becks pops in the room to check on everyone.
Erin is out of care and now lives with her mother Mandy. Erin is having breakfast and has struggle reading. Mandy sees Erin as a spit of image of Dris. Mandy is about to cry over how much she misses Dris and Erin goes over to hug Mandy.
Sully is walking Tash to school. Tash and Sully are talking about tigers. Tash tells Sully to hurry up as she doesn't want to be late for school. Sully watches Tash get to school and notices that he sees Stefan staring out Sully. Stefan runs off back to the children's home where he now lives. Andrea aasks Stefan why is he home early and Stefan said school isn't open today. Stefan goes to his room and looks at old photos of him with Jamie and Aaron as Aaron now lives in Leeds where his new job is. Stefan still grieves over his brother and wears the silver chain that Jamie always wore.
Jaq is in Summerhouse, she tells Samsi and Bradders to get to the same spot. Romy is supervising the streets as Jaq gets a call from Sully to tell her to meet him at the warehouse. Marianne comes to score some drugs with her child in her pram. Jaq is disgusted by it.
Jaq drives over to the warehouse to see Sully. They notice there is something up. Sully and Jaq notice that Chaash and Mounir had their heads chopped off in the lorry that they check in. Sully rings a number that the phone is stashed in that he was told to ring. Sully rings the phone talking to Tadgh telling him to meet his nephew Jonny and become Sully's new contact.
Dushane sees Shelley and shows him the new business that she wants to buy for £2.1million, Dushane is thinking that is expensive.
Sully and Junior are in the car, Sully calls up Emilio wanting to know what happened but comes to answer machine. Sully leaves him a message
Dushane chats with Lithe about wanting to get cash and make a reverse transact to get £2.1million to help Shelley. Dushane negotiates with Lithe. He tells Lithe to untie the money from the Summerhouse investment. Dushane tells her that he will be back the next day to collect the money,
The Police and Immigration service come to Kieron's house to arrest him and deport him back to Rwanda. Mandy sees them coming through. Diana and Kieron are shocked about it. Diana tries to negotiate against them. Inspector Michaels and the police force their way and arrest Kieron. Mandy, Ralph, Jaq, Bradders, Romy and every other Summerhouse neighbours kick off against them.
Sully and Junior enter the pub to come and see their old friend from prison Bill, Linda lets Bill know that Sully and Junior arrived. Sully chats to Bill about Jonny and Tadgh. Bill tells Sully about Jonny. Sully asks Bill for help as he knows Bill and Jonny have history. Bill asks for Sully's number so he can ring him. Sully and Junior leave the pub.
The police bust in and arrest Kieron despite that Kieron's mother has cancer. All the residents start their protest against the immigration workers and the police and start blocking them driving in. Kieron is in the back of the police van. Kieron is happy that he sees Jaq supporting him. The police require more back up.
Lauryn is at home with her baby and she texts Rowmando to sell her some dark.
Dushane looks over the protest but no taking part. Jaq speaks to Dushane and tells her that they are deporting Kieron. Dushane doesn't like it as all he cares about is selling drugs. Dushane tells Jaq that the protest is a joke and has no care for Kieron. Mandy offers water to an elderly resident. Erin is back from school and speaks to Mandy. Erin likes the protest and tells her its all over the internet..
Bill lets Sully know where Jonny's stable is. Bill refuses to come with Sully until Sully offers him 5 grand. Sully, Junior and the 3rd man come on their way.
Rowmando comes over and tells her that he can't keep selling her drugs but says he will always be there for her but not let her do any drugs. Lauryn tells her its for a friend. Rowmando goes back to his motorbike.
Mandy and Erin start talking. Stefan walks over, Erin and Stefan start chatting. Mandy asks Stefan how Aaron is doing.
Bill jumps in Junior's car. Bill gives information about Jonny and they make their way to Jonny's stable.
As the protest is still on going more police come in and start moving everyone. They start kicking off and shouting "LET HIM OUT". Diana walks out the house.
Sully, Bill, Junior and Dotz make their way looking for Jonny, as they are in the stable, Jonny's enforcer shoots' Sully man in the head which Bill had double crossed Sully. Jonny tells Sully for him and Sully to work together in a 50/50 split in the drugs or he will send his head chopped off to Taylor's house. Sully and Junior leave the stable.
Shelley and Naomi walk in the Estate. Inspector Michaels then says his announcement that the home office decide to release Kieron and then the Summerhouse residents start celebrating. Kieron gives Jaq a hug and then gives his mother a hug.
Shelley and Dushane chat about his opinion on the store colour. Dushane tells Shelley that he is going to go and speak to Lithe about the money. Dushane receives a text message from Sully telling him that they need to talk.
Jaq walks back home, she sees Lauryn asleep and finds the drugs that Lauryn bought from Rowmando.
Deaths[]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Ashley Walters as Dushane
- Kane Robinson as Sully
- Simbi Ajikawo as Shelley
- Jasmine Jobson as Jaq
- Barry Keoghan as Jonny
- Araloyin Oshunremi as Stefan
- Adwoa Aboah as Becks
- No Lay as Mandy
- Joshua Blissett as Kieron
- Brian Gleeson as Tadgh
- Savannah Graham as Erin
Recurring[]
- Michael Maris as Junior
- Michelle Asante as Diana
- Michelle Newell as Lithe
- Nyshai Caines as Romy
- Ansu Njai as Rowmando
- Ivan Burdon as Bradders
- Ilani Marriott-Lodge as Samsi
- David Beames as Ralph
- Brinsley Terence as Bill
- Edward Wolstenholme as Inpector Michaels
- Kathryn McGarr as Immigration Officer
- Alastair Kirton as Police Officer 1
- Coonor Mills as Police officer 2
- John Halstead as Arthur
- Danielle Walters as Amanda
- Fiona Skinner as Marianne
- Claire Cogan as Linda
- Jumi Ibitoye as Arlo
- Terry Dixon as Dotz
- Helder Fernandes as Ali
- Jordan Dulski as Chaz
- Kenneth Omole as Obi
- Felicia Mukasa as Tash