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* CarFu: Uses a police van to kill one of the aliens.



* TokenEvilTeammate: He's the most unpleasant gang member and is perfectly willing to leave Sam to die because he views her as an annoyance.



* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Killed by the aliens on Floor 19]].



* TokenGoodTeammate: Not that the rest of the gang are evil, but out of them all Jerome is the most blatantly likable and even-tempered members. He sympathizes with Sam and certainly doesn't enjoy the mugging, even less so than the other members.


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* TokenGoodTeammate: Not that the rest of the gang are evil, but out of them all Jerome is the most blatantly likable and even-tempered members. He sympathizes with Sam and certainly doesn't enjoy the mugging, even less so than the other members.


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* NonActionGuy: Biggz doesn't have a bike, so the other gang members have to take him everywhere. He doesn't carry a weapon either.


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* ImprovisedWeapon: Uses an ice skate to kill an alien.


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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:They're responsible for rescuing Biggz from an alien who's trapped him in a dumpster.]]


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* KillItWithFire: How they kill one of the aliens when Probs sprays it with petrol and Mayhem throws a flare at it, [[ManOnFire with inevitable results]].

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Moses kills the first alien, and by doing so calls the rest of the aliens down upon him and his friends. It leads to a number of deaths, but he could hardly be blamed for failing to guess the mating habits of extraterrestrial life. In fact, if he hadn't killed the first alien, things could have been worse: the aliens would come to Earth, mate and breed.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Downplayed. Moses kills the first alien, and by doing so calls the rest of the aliens down upon him and his friends. It leads to a number of deaths, but he could hardly be blamed for failing to guess the mating habits of extraterrestrial life. In fact, if he hadn't killed the first alien, things could have been worse: the aliens would come to Earth, mate and breed.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:She, Dimples, and their friends flee the block when Dennis is killed.]]


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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Halfway down the hallway to Ron’s, Brewis panics and runs off, leaving Jerome behind. As a result, Jerome gets lost in the smoke and killed.]]
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* BadassBiker: Moses is the only one who doesn't crash his bike at any point.


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* MadeOfIron: Spends most of the film with bad bite wounds in his leg.


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* ShoutOut: The rockets sticking out of Pest's backpack are an homage to [[Franchise/StarWars Boba Fett]].


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* TheNoseless: [[spoiler:When the aliens kill him, there's a shot of his face sans nose.]]

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* ImpliedLoveInterest: Moses and Tia seem to hold some romantic interest in each other, but it's

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* ImpliedLoveInterest: Moses and Tia seem to hold some romantic interest in each other, but it's other.



Moses' smart alec second-in-command of the gang.

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Moses' smart alec aleck second-in-command of the gang.


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* BatterUp: Uses an aluminum bat as his backup weapon.


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* FatalFireworks: Uses fireworks as his main weapon.
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* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:He’s the first of the gang to die.]]


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* MacheteMayhem: Picks up a machete as his weapon.


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* GarbageHideout: Spends most of the movie stuck in a dumpster after getting separated from the rest of the gang.


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* SkewedPriorities: [[spoiler:Tries to shoot at the gang while the aliens are practically on top of him.]]


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* ImprovisedWeapon: Picks up a lamp and breaks it to make a makeshift taser.
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* AuthorAvatar: Joe Cornish has admitted that Brewis was is his stand-in; a well-meaning but dorky and inept young stoner.

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* AuthorAvatar: Joe Cornish has admitted that Brewis was is his stand-in; a well-meaning but dorky and inept young stoner.

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* RedOniBlueOni: He's the blue to Dennis's red.



* StandardizedLeader: He often comes off as this.



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: The most sarcastic of the group.


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* RedOniBlueOni: He's the red to Moses's blue.
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* {{Delinquent}}: When your introduction is basically "a gang of teen muggers decide to pick on a nurse on Bonfire Night", you've hit this trope. Deconstructed hard, though: given their various backgrounds, they don't have many other readily available options. The more the film goes on, the more humanisation for the audience they get.

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* {{Delinquent}}: When your introduction is basically "a gang of teen muggers decide to pick on a nurse on Bonfire Night", you've hit this trope. Deconstructed hard, Deconstructed, though: given their various backgrounds, they don't have many other readily available options. The more the film goes on, the more humanisation for the audience they get.
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->'''Played By:''' John Boyega
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->'''Played By:''' Jodie Whittaker

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->'''Played By:''' Jodie Whittaker
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* OhCrap: His expression when he lodges his sword in the wall by accident, during a confrontation with an alien.
* OlderThanYouLook: You'd swear blind that he must be between eighteen and twenty by both the way he looks and acts. NOPE.

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* OhCrap: His expression ''screams'' this when he lodges his sword in the wall by accident, during a confrontation with an alien.
* OlderThanYouLook: You'd swear blind that he must be between eighteen and twenty by both the way he looks and acts. NOPE.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook

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* YoungerThanTheyLookYoungerThanTheyLook: You'd swear blind that he must be between eighteen and twenty by both the way he looks and acts. NOPE.

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%%* TheYardies

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%%* TheYardies* TheYardies: Or, at least, the kids of Yardies and apt to take up the trade. These guys are third or fourth generation, but still stuck in Estate life.



* HeldGaze
* HeroesPreferSwords

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* HeldGaze
HeldGaze: Dude rocks this as a whole communication style.
* HeroesPreferSwordsHeroesPreferSwords: Played with: he falls in love with that katana at first sight. But, it takes a lot of trial-and-error learning (with steep consequences) to use it in close confines ''and'' he gets called out on picking it, to boot.



* PerpetualFrowner

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* PerpetualFrownerOlderThanYouLook: You'd swear blind that he must be between eighteen and twenty by both the way he looks and acts. NOPE.
* PerpetualFrowner: One of the reasons why his actual age comes as a surprise.
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* {{Badass}}



* {{Badass}}: Give the man props; [[spoiler:he manages to kill one of the aliens in an enclosed space.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Introduced while singing along to a rap song about shooting a snitch.
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%%* {{Delinquent}}
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* {{Delinquent}}: When your introduction is basically "a gang of teen muggers decide to pick on a nurse on Bonfire Night", you've hit this trope. Deconstructed hard, though: given their various backgrounds, they don't have many other readily available options. The more the film goes on, the more humanisation for the audience they get.
* DontTellMama: A common theme with those who have family who care. "Playing video games at a mate's..."



%%* HiddenDepths

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%%* HiddenDepths* HiddenDepths: All of them, even the tag-alongs Probz & Mayhem, have surprising levels of expertise and characterization hidden within some of the daft stuff they say and pull.

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%%* AntiHero
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* HeroesPreferSwords: He wields a katana at one point.

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%%* AntiHero
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* AntiHero: Moses is a low-level criminal and mugger on the verge of becoming a drug dealer but he's also a brave, loyal person in a difficult place in life.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: He wields a katana at one point.HeroesPreferSwords



* PerpetualFrowner: Moses has a consistent look of sullen irritation. [[spoiler:Until the end, when he smiles upon hearing his name being chanted by the block residents.]]
* ScaryBlackMan: He initially starts that way, but ultimately subverted when Sam discovers how rough Moses has been living and comes to respect him.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Sam is shocked to learn that he's only fifteen.]]

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* PerpetualFrowner: ImpliedLoveInterest: Moses has and Tia seem to hold some romantic interest in each other, but it's
* KatanasAreJustBetter: He uses
a consistent look of sullen irritation. [[spoiler:Until katana for the end, majority of the film; it belongs to Dennis, but he loans it to Moses.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Moses kills the first alien, and by doing so calls the rest of the aliens down upon him and his friends. It leads to a number of deaths, but he could hardly be blamed for failing to guess the mating habits of extraterrestrial life. In fact, if he hadn't killed the first alien, things could have been worse: the aliens would come to Earth, mate and breed.
* TheNotLoveInterest: To Sam, and her to him.
* OhCrap: His expression
when he smiles upon hearing lodges his name being chanted by sword in the block residents.]]
wall by accident, during a confrontation with an alien.
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* ScaryBlackMan: He initially starts that way, but ultimately subverted when Sam discovers how rough Moses has been living and comes tries to respect him.
play this up a little, for the sake of intimidation.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Sam is shocked TheStoic: Moses' default expression seems to learn that he's only fifteen.]]be a resting scowl, which can be attributed to him trying to play up an intimidating image.
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* PluckyComicRelief: often says the funny lines in the group.]]

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* PluckyComicRelief: He often says the funny lines in the group.]]

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* PluckyComicRelief: often says the funny lines in the group.

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* PluckyComicRelief: often says the funny lines in the group.
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* BabyOfTheBunch

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* DeadpanSnarker
* PluckyComicRelief: often says the funny lines in the group.



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%%* AxCrazy

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%%* AxCrazy* AxCrazy: Hi-Hatz is as bloodthirsty as the aliens; he swings from mood to mood, kills when he feels like it and pulls out his gun at the slightest provocation. He actually gets progressively ''worse'' as the night goes on.



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%%* FauxAffablyEvil* FauxAffablyEvil: Extremely faux. Even Mayhem and Probz don't seem fooled by his friendly act, and just give him information to get him out of their hair.



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%%* XTremeKoolLetterz* XTremeKoolLetterz: It's right there in the name.


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* ActionGirl: The girl is a serious badass; [[spoiler:when aliens attack, she barely hesitates to attack right back.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted; she's implied to have a crush on Moses, but is highly critical of his criminal lifestyle.
* WhatTheHellHero: She gives a few of these to Moses.

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%%* TheAtoner



* HeroesPreferSwords: Also [[BatterUp bats]].

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* HeroesPreferSwords: Also [[BatterUp bats]].He wields a katana at one point.



* ScaryBlackMan: Starts that way, but ultimately subverted when Sam discovers how rough Moses has been living and comes to respect him.

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* ScaryBlackMan: Starts He initially starts that way, but ultimately subverted when Sam discovers how rough Moses has been living and comes to respect him.



%%* NerdGlasses
* TokenGoodTeammate: Jerome is the kindest, most even-tempered member of the gang.
* OnlySaneMan: Often the voice of reason and the most level-headed in the gang.

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%%* NerdGlasses
* NerdGlasses: He wears a thick pair of glasses.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Not that the rest of the gang are evil, but out of them all Jerome is the kindest, most blatantly likable and even-tempered member of members. He sympathizes with Sam and certainly doesn't enjoy the gang.
mugging, even less so than the other members.
* OnlySaneMan: Often He's often the voice of reason and the most level-headed in the gang.
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%%* HiddenDepths
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* HiddenDepths: Much of the film revolves around the fact that there's more to Moses and his friends than meets the eye. Moses might be a low-ranking mugger, but he has a sense of honor and a difficult home life.
* PerpetualFrowner: Moses has a consistent look of sullen irritation. [[spoiler:Until the end, when he smiles upon hearing his name being chanted by the block residents.]]



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* YoungerThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Sam is shocked to learn that he's only fifteen.]]

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%%* HotBlooded* HotBlooded: He's easily the most aggressive and quick to anger out of the gang.
* OffWithHisHead:[[spoiler:One of the aliens bites down onto his helmeted head and rips it clean off, sending it bouncing off the walls.]]
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realizes that the gun he took from the kids is just a realistic looking toy. The aliens subsequently kill him.]]



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%%* TokenGoodTeammate* TokenGoodTeammate: Jerome is the kindest, most even-tempered member of the gang.



!!Samantha Adams

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!!Samantha "Sam" Adams



%%* TheMedic

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%%* TheMedic* DeadpanSnarker: She has a subtle wit exasperated by the...'challenging' circumstances.
* HeldGaze: Frequently with Moses.
* TheMedic: She's a recently graduated nurse.
* TheNotLoveInterest: A key dynamic of the film is her relationship with Moses, but it's never romantic. It's a gradual development of understanding, respect and friendship after an initial antagonistic encounter.
* WhatTheHellHero: She delivers one to Moses and the gang.

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* {{Delinquent}}
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* HiddenDepths
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* TrueCompanions
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* %%* HiddenDepths
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* AntiHero
* TheAtoner
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* %%* HiddenDepths
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:It's hard to mourn for Hi-Hatz when he's ripped apart by the aliens, considering he's a psychopathic killer.]]
%%* AssholeVictimAxCrazy



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* DrivesLikeCrazy: To the point where it's a wonder that he's alive in the first place.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name isn't revealed; the Block knows him solely as Hi-Hatz.



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* AuthorAvatar: Joe Cornish has admitted that Brewis was is his stand-in; a well-meaning but dorky and inept young stoner.
* ChekhovsSkill: Brewis' stoned intake of nature documentaries turns out to be quite useful with regards to theorizing on the nature of the aliens.
* EruditeStoner: For the entirety of his screen-time he's at least semi-high, but no less coherent.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: He's introduced hilariously lip-synching to KRS-One. He later tries to bond with the Gang, but he's clearly a middle-class dork and they aren't impressed.

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* AntiVillain: They may be delinquents but they are loyal to each other, and trying to cope in an impoverished reality.



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%%* TheStoner* TheStoner: Well, he does deal weed. It's a professional side effect.



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* {{Badass}}: Give the man props; [[spoiler:he manages to kill one of the aliens in an enclosed space.]]
* BigBadEnsemble: He's the main human antagonist.



->'''Played By:'''Michael Ajao & Sammy Williams

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* IJustWantToBeBadass: They naively aspire to be like Moses and his friends, who they see as tough gangsters. [[spoiler:They do, however, get to be badass when they fight one of the aliens.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: They always appear together.
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!!Reginald & Gavin A.K.A. Mayhem & Probs

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[[folder:In General]]
* {{Delinquent}}
* DontTellMama
* FiveManBand
** TheHero - Moses - The clear leader of the group.
** TheLancer- Pest - He gives Moses a lot of support.
** TheBigGuy- Dennis - The most hotheaded of the group.
** TheSmartGuy- Jerome - Probably the most level-headed one - and he has glasses.
** TheChick - Biggz... well he does spend half the movie hiding in a dumpster.
* LowerClassLout
* TrueCompanions
* TheYardies
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!The Gang

[[folder:Moses]]
!!Moses
->'''Played By:''' John Boyega

A quiet teenage gang leader and orphan looking for respect around the Block.
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[[folder:Pest]]
!!Pest
->'''Played By:''' Alex Esmail

Moses' smart alec second-in-command of the gang.
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[[folder:Dennis]]
!!Dennis
->'''Played By:''' Franz Drameh

A hotheaded pizza delivery boy and member of the gang.
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[[folder:Jerome]]
!!Jerome
->'''Played By:''' Leeon Jones

A schoolboy and member of the gang.
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[[folder:Biggz]]
!!Biggz
->'''Played By:''' Simon Howard

The youngest member of the gang.
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!Other Block Residents

[[folder:Sam]]
!!Samantha Adams
->'''Played By:''' Jodie Whittaker

A nurse and new resident of the Block.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ron]]
!!Ron
->'''Played By:''' Creator/NickFrost

The local weed dealer who lives in the penthouse of the Block and knows everyone.
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[[folder:Hi-Hatz]]
!!Hi-Hatz
->'''Played By:''' Jumayn Hunter

Ron's feared boss and the local psychotic gangster of the Block.
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[[folder:Tia]]
!!Tia
->'''Played By:''' Danielle Vitalis

A resident of the Block.
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[[folder:Dimples]]
!!Dimples
->'''Played By:''' Paige Meade

A resident of the Block.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mayhem & Probs]]
!!Mayhem & Probs
->'''Played By:'''Michael Ajao & Sammy Williams
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!Other Characters

[[folder:Brewis]]
!!Brewis
->'''Played By:''' Luke Treadaway

A student stoner and one of Ron's customers.
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