West 10 LDN
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W10 LDN or West 10 LDN is a high-velocity & vibrant drama featuring Noel Clarke (Doctor Who, Kidulthood), Ashley Walters (Hustle, Bullet Boy), and Ashley Madekwe (Drop Dead Gorgeous). It is set on the Greenside estate (named that for the programme, however, it was filmed in White City Estate, W12) in West London, about the lives, loves, ambitions and dreams of a group of teenagers.
The 60 minute TV pilot was first broadcast on BBC Three on 10 March 2008 as part of BBC Three's Drama Pilot Season. According to the West 10 LDN official MySpace page, the show has not been commissioned into a full series. Although the BBC has not confirmed anything.
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 acclaimed no-holds-barred 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.
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Love, danger, drugs, family, violence and tenderness power the drama. Told with warmth and wit, and a blast of originality, these are stories from the inside, about a world only ever seen on TV when a shooting makes news headlines.
Eighteen-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.
The characters she meets are rich and varied: Lacey (Ashley Walters) and Michael (Noel Clarke), are 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.
Orin is a good guy, a charmer, but he wants to be a big player on the estate. When a gang stashes a kilo of hash right before his 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 of the film one will owe their life to the other.
