“Everyone round here thinks they’re a big man, they live in this mad world where anyone can get it. The olders are washed, the youngers fear nothing. And everyone wants to be a Top Boy.”
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Summerhouse Organisation
Dushane Hill
Played by: Ashley Walters
- The Ace: Dushane is a well-known figure in the Summerhouse community and criminal underworld, he can be the mastermind who can manipulate the odds to his favor, he is a charismatic, calculative and ruthless leader to Summerhouse as he is able to make smart business moves that end favourably. Being in charge Summerhouse’s efficiency has the semblance of a criminal organization rather than just a regular street gang, he’s also not afraid to go into action to take out the opposition.
- Affably Evil: To an extent. Whilst he can be very cruel, he doesn't hold grudges the same way Sully does and is respected by and respectful to other crime lords such as Joe and Rafe. Also despite his Jerkass behaviour at times, he acts like a Father to His Men as much as he acts like a Bad Boss, and even takes concern when Ra'Nell and his mother ask for his help. Moreso in the first two series', see Took a Level in Jerkass below.
- Agonizing Stomach Wound: Near the end of series 5, Dushane gets shot in the gut by Sully for stealing drugs from him, all in a desperate bid to buy passage out of the UK. It takes minutes for Dushane to expire, and he spends them by crying in pain and exchanging spiteful words with his killer.
- Ambiguous Disorder: In series 4 there’s several times where his heart is shown causing him discomfort and pounding quite heavily. It’s not made clear what condition is causing issues with his heart, though most viewers reckon it’s either a heart disease, or he’s suffering from anxiety/panic attacks as these seem to occur when he’s under duress and stressed.
- An Offer You Can't Refuse: At the end of the series 3 finale Dushane meets with Jamie in jail offering him a way out of his prison sentence in exchange for Jamie working for Dushane to take their drug business all over London.
- Badass Longcoat: During series 2 and near the end of series 3, Dushane wears a luxury grey wool coat. It’s juxtaposed by the hoodie he wears underneath it almost as if to symbolize the coherence between him as a businessman and a street gang leader.
- Beard of Sorrow: Sports one during the first episode of series 3 due to his stay in Jamaica, as he's let his hair grow far more unkempt.
- Big "NO!": Gives one after he watches Donovan be murdered.
- Byronic Hero: Dushane has his demons, growing up without a father and being involved in criminal activity in a rough area like Summerhouse since a youth, have both molded his ambitions and drive. There are several instances where he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold, times where he can be somewhat sociopathic and times where he is conflicted between what he wants to do and what he feels he has to do.
- The Chessmaster: Dushane is intelligent and despite setbacks, actually skilled in manipulating people and overcoming the odds when they’re against him. In series 1 he pins the murders of Kamale Lewis, Lee Greene and Leon on Bobby Raikes by murdering him with the gun that killed them and leaving Raikes prints on it to make it look like he committed suicide. He then uses this to take control of Raikes' operation and start a partnership with his supplier.
- The Don: To Summerhouse. As of series 4 he's this to the London Fields and the ZTs as well.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Dushane's relationship with his mum is a very important aspect of his character, even as an adult he's shown to care about her deeply and spends time checking up on her. In series 4 they are estranged, due to his part in his cousin Donovan's death, as well as his criminal dealings and it's her illness and death which push him past the Trauma Conga Line, and result in a Heel Realisation for some of his actions.
- Freudian Trio: The calculating superego to Sully's id and Dris' ego.
- Gangbangers: Runs a criminal organisation of them and was one in his youth.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Whilst he’s usually quite levelheaded, when he does lose it, it’s brutal. Perfectly shown when he absolutely blows up at Jaq in series 3 after finding out Lauryn was The Mole and caused the shootout on Sully.
- I Did What I Had to Do: Said verbatim at the end of series 3.Dushane: I did what I had to do to get us back on top! And that’s what a fucking leader does!
- Just a Gangster: He says this to Sully when it sounds like Sully wants out: "This is us, ain’t gonna be no cozy nine-to-five, no fuckin’ nice little house with a picket fence and all of that comfortable shit bruv, it ain’t happening". He says in the first episode to his boss Raikes that he only sees himself as a gang leader and it’s clear that despite his motivation in earlier seasons being getting enough money to leave the game for good, ultimately it’s too big an aspect of his life. Arguably the entire series is about Dushane defining himself as this, his devotion to being the "top boy" drives a lot of the story.
- Kingpin in His Gym: Is shown working out in the local gym in series 1 when not on the streets dealing and in series 4 he's got an apartment with a built in gym, including a rowing machine and weights.
- The Leader: Of Summerhouse.
- Mr. Fanservice: Get's a few shirtless scenes and workout scenes, with focus on his muscularity. Zig-Zagged in series 3 where he's gained a bit of weight however it's once again Played Straight in series 4, including a Kingpin in His Gym scene.
- Muscles Are Meaningful: He chides Sully for being so skinny and not working out, and in the early season his muscle carries him through physical altercations. In the latter half of the series he has begun to age and put on weight.
- The Protagonist: Acts as this throughout the series' narrative, serving as the main character who the plot revolves around, though this is somewhat balanced by the numerous deuteragonists and supporting protagonists who each have their own story arcs and plot developments.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The logical and levelheaded blue, to Sully's ruthless and headstrong red.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Noticeably in series 3 and 4, Dushane is far more of a callous Manipulative Bastard, in comparison to his less Jerkass portrayal during series 1. He also loses his cool a lot more, and snaps at people when they give him news he doesn't want to hear.
- Villain Protagonist: Despite being the main protagonist of the series, Dushane is behind most of the criminal activities, including the majority of the onscreen murders . With that said, he isn't the one who starts conflicts nor does he actually want them. Most of the time he murders with the goal of finishing the conflicts someone else started, or removing competitors worse than himself.
Gerard “Sully” John Sullivan
Played by: Kane Robinson
"You gotta make something of your life, even amongst all this shit."
Sometimes-partner-sometimes-rival to his close childhood friend Dushane, Sully gradually shifts from a reckless and impulsive liability tempered by Dushane to an experienced gangster, who’s nonetheless a force to be reckoned with and a valuable co-leader for Summerhouse.- Action Dad: Has a young daughter and is involved in a lot of the action against Summerhouse’s opponents.
- Anti-Hero: After coming out of prison in series 3, Sully is less focused on being top boy and more conscious of how to be a good father to his daughter Tasha. He’s still a violent roadman, and hasn’t absolved his life of crime but his willingness to think of others before himself and protect the people he cares about from worse people than him makes him one nonetheless. Played Straight during series 4, which sees him in a more protective role both helping his niece Pebbles square off her debt with a Peckham gang and coming to Jaq's aid to protect her sister Lauryn from her dangerous baby father Curtis.
- The Atoner: In series 4 he feels particularly guilty over Dris' death and attempts to make up for it by giving his baby mother Mandy money and gets her a job.
- Ax-Crazy: Downplayed. During the original Summerhouse seasons, Sully was quite trigger-happy and violence prone, stabbing Kamale after a non-hostile conversation and having his gun on him constantly to the point that he was deemed a liability by both Bobby Raikes and Dushane, due to how his violent actions were becoming more and more reckless. In series 2 not only does he kidnap his own cousin for money, even remarking how he never liked him before doing so, but also in conversation with Dushane jokes about how they had Kamale Buried Alive. Subverted in series 3 onwards where Sully is more calm and rational due to Character Development, however he's still quite brutal and quietly menacing when pissed off, with Dushane even casually refering to Sully as a psycho in conversation with Jaq.
- Badass in Distress: In series 4 he gets abducted by a Peckham gang after trying to help his niece Pebbles square off her debt to them and is subject to a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, resulting in him having to be saved by Dushane with both Summerhouse and the Fields.
- The Big Guy / The Brute: The most likely to resort to violence and arguably the best physical fighter in the Summerhouse Gang and at times the most trigger-happy also one of the tallest.
- Blood Knight: Doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty or violence, sometimes actively instigating it. Best shown in series 1.[Sully stabs Kamale after Dushane had just talked to him about squashing their beef]Dushane: What you do that for?Sully: You know me, I don’t come nowhere just to talk, blud.
- Boom, Headshot!: This is how he murders Jaime at the very last scene of series 4. This is also how Sully himself meets his end at the very last scene of the entire series, being shot through his car window by an unknown gunman.
- Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: The dynamic with his kind-hearted Love Interest Delphine in series 4, who balances his rough edges with patience and gentleness, and manages to give him solace in spite of his trauma.
- Byronic Hero: Series 4 uses this trope as Sully's arc, in which he tries to distance himself from the criminal lifestyle, stepping away from the road and living secluded from Summerhouse. He also attempts to help both Mandy and Pebbles with their issues, and in quite a contrast to his Hot-Blooded-ness and habit to resort to violence, he tries to react rationally when faced with problems, only resorting to violence as a last resort. He's also shown plagued by his demons, such as the deaths of Dris and Jason which are shown haunting him and making him struggle to find peace.
- Character Development: Sully undergoes arguably the most distinct character development of any other character in the series, going from a loose-cannon in series 1 and 2, to a more weary and conscious individual in series 3. Series 4 especially utilises this in his character arc to show that he's not the same vain gangster when he was younger and is far more of an Experienced Protagonist. One thing that doesn't change though is his ruthlessness when he is in danger.
- Chick Magnet: Several characters such as Lauryn, Naomi and Taylor comment on his looks and he has been intimate with four women onscreen including a brothel worker.
- The Consigliere: Despite all their infighting and the issues they face with each other’s methods, he and Dushane are literal partners-in-crime who have each other’s backs throughout and are open with each other (most of the time). Sully’s usually the one giving him a pep talk, when the chips are down.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has a few Snark Knight tendencies and is more The Cynic than Dushane regarding their criminal lifestyle.Sully: You might be El Chapo in your own head but you ain't to me.
- The Determinator: Sully doesn’t give up, even in situations where he’s not got the upper-hand, and he’s shown being practically afraid of no one.Sully: There’s always a way.
- Disappeared Dad: Due to being in prison, he missed out on years of his daughter growing up.
- The Dreaded: Seems to have slowly gained this reputation throughout the series, and Dushane even implies that he himself feels this way about him. Best shown during series 4, as even hardened criminals such as Jamie and Jaq are fearful of the danger he poses.
- Experienced Protagonist: Becomes a plot point in series 4, when his niece Pebbles comes to him for help due to her owing some roadmen drugs. Part of the reason she comes to Sully is because she knows of his reputation and is hoping he'll be able to help deal with them.Sully: Them man ain't gonna give a fuck, I know, I've been them.
- Freudian Excuse: Sully's mother was a drug addict and his father isn't mentioned, implying both were very absent in his childhood. When he befriends Jason, it is largely because Sully had a similar childhood to him.
- Freudian Trio: The temperamental id to Dushane's superego and Dris' ego.
- Gangbanger: As a member of Summerhouse’s gang.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Though he can be quite reserved and stoic, if he's set off it's quite visible and usually whoever has set him off will be in trouble.
- Hidden Depths: On the surface he's thuggish, bad tempered and a bit of a prick to people. But he's also got a Freudian Excuse due to growing up with a drug addict for a mother, deeply cares for both his baby mother and daughter, actually feels deeply guilty and is somewhat haunted by all the death he's seen. Plus when he let's people in he's actually a lot kinder, compassionate and empathetic, he's even shown feeding an urban fox cub some tuna.
- Hot-Blooded: Has a fiery temper, shown quite a lot in series 1 where he’s a Blood Knight looking for violence at any opportunity including always carrying a knife and later a gun. Becomes downplayed as Character Development occurs and he has more instances of Tranquil Fury.
- The Lancer: Serves as this to Summerhouse, as a lot of the members look to him as well as Dushane whenever there's conflict.
- Made of Iron: Sully has survived quite a lot: numerous attempts on his life, a burning building, a car crash whilst also being shot at, being winged by a shotgun shell, a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown by several members of a gang and being held captive and tortured by said gang. All of these have given him damage but haven't been shown to have scarred him much physically.
- The McCoy: Unlike the calculative Dushane, Sully tends to act out of emotion and personal ethics, as well as tending to wear his heart on his sleeve and expressing how he feels, particularly when Dushane does something he disagrees with.
- Muscles Are Meaningless: When he mocks Dushane's dedication to the gym, Dushane asks how he plans to defend himself without muscle. Sully replies that he always carries a knife so he doesn't need muscle. And while it is true that he's skinnier than Dushane, Sully never has much trouble handling himself in a fight.
- Parental Substitute: Acts like Jason’s surrogate father, and the kid definitely looks up to him.
- Papa Wolf: Is very protective of Jason, giving Jason’s abusive step-dad a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown, chastising his Mum for not looking after him and caring about the boys health, both buying him a toothbrush and warning him off drugs. Also acts this way towards Pebbles.
- Perma-Stubble: He doesn’t have a beard but he’s never clean-shaven either.
- Professional Killer: Briefly during series 2, in which along with his partner Mike, he was tasked with murdering his cousin Jermaine. He also has committed quite a few murders for Summerhouse.
- Properly Paranoid: Seems to always have a gun on him, looks over his shoulder quite a few times and in series 4, he’s living on a barge on the banks of the River Thames isolated from practically everyone and get’s startled by Jaq knocking on his door even drawing his gun out of shock. Then again seeing as he has PTSD and has gone through numerous attempts on his life…
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The impulsive Hot-Blooded red, to Dushane's more calculative and opportunistic blue.
- Scary Black Man: Sully can be very intimidating especially when angry, with numerous characters being visibly afraid of him and considering he's committed the highest number of murders in the whole series, there's good reason. Even lampshaded by Dushane in series 4.Dushane: She knows who Sully is right, she know how scary he is?
- The Stoic: In series 3 and 4 he's more quiet and withdrawn, particularly after Jason’s death.
- Wife-Basher Basher: Gives Jason's abusive step-dad a severe beating after the step-dad abuses Jason and his mum.
Dris Wright
Played by: Shone Romulus
- Action Dad: He’s a single father raising his young daughter Erin, and acts as the enforcer for Summerhouse’s gang.
- Alas, Poor Villain: He chooses to betray Dushane and Sully partially out of jealousy and spite due to them gradually pushing him out of the inner circle and partially due to him needing to provide for his daughter Erin which due to the decline of his physical health is much harder. Resulting in him giving Jermaine and Jamie their whereabouts and almost getting them killed. Ultimately when Dushane and Sully find out about this betrayal Sully proceeds to take Dris out.
- The Brute / The Heavy: Initially his role in Summerhouse is to act as an enforcer, series 2 sees him managing the day-to-day operations and keeping the youngers in line, though he's still involved in the action.
- Career-Ending Injury: During the Time Skip between series 2 and series 3 he became addicted to nitrous oxide and as a result suffered a stroke, leaving his physical health far worse than it used to be. As a result it leads to him being seen as less capable of filling his role within Summerhouse.
- Disney Death: The viewer doesn’t witness Dris’ death but hears Sully firing the shot whilst the camera zooms out. Later it’s shown that the police are investigating into Dris’ disappearance. Series 4 reveals Sully did in fact kill him.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: It's noticeable that he feels insulted by Dushane downplaying his role in keeping Summerhouse running whilst Dushane was in exile and Sully was in prison. Taken even further when Dushane demotes him and gives him money to get clean, whilst promoting Jaq. Jermaine plays on his feelings of disrespect to get him to turn on Dushane and Sully.
- Fatal Flaw: Envy, he's not too happy because of Jaq's increasing competence in the eyes of Dushane and feels disrespected by Dushane still bossing him around despite him having run Summerhouse in his absence. Despite his stroke, he still tries to carry himself around like he did when he was younger and is immensely frustrated by how he's supposed to be a partner to Dushane and Sully, but is still treated like their right hand enforcer. Jermaine appeals to this and Dris' struggles as a single father to get him to betray Dushane and Sully. Even when Sully eventually comes to pay Dris back for his betrayal, and asks him why he betrayed them, Dris refuses to answer as it is the only thing he has left to stand upon, before his death.
- Freudian Excuse: Dris is revealed in series 2 to be a Struggling Single Father, due to his baby mother Mandy being in prison. Thus takes it upon himself to provide for his daughter, through his criminal activities. Because of his stroke, he's seen as less competent running the day-to-day operations in Summerhouse leading to him being demoted by Dushane and told not to come on a glide by Sully. Which leads to him betraying two of his oldest friends for cash and so that he can take over Summerhouse. This ends up leading to his death.
- Freudian Trio: The complicit ego to Sully's id and Dushane's superego.
- Heel–Face Turn: He is shown to be ruthless and cruel- even petty- in the first season, going so far as to kill a child's dog. This is perhaps due to his youth and eagerness to please and impress Sully, as he is later shown maturing and mellowing out as a leader rather than a follower, especially after his stroke, and is given sympathetic screen time as a father.
- The Mole: He rats out Dushane and Sully's location to Jermaine, resulting in the attempt on their life by Jermaine, Modie and Jamie. Later does the same again with Jamie, except Dushane and Sully set it up, to see if he was the traitor.
- Number Two: This is a large part of his character and what eventually leads to him deciding to betray the crew he’s been working with most of his life, he’s never the one calling the shots but he’s always the one making sure everyone else follows orders and keeps in line.
- Rank Up: Was running Summerhouse during Dushane and Sully's absence. Subverted later on in series 3, when Dushane demotes him from his position as The Heavy, to running the YGs corners.
- Would Hit a Girl: Punched one of Gem's teachers in the face for threatening to call the police, when he showed up at Gem's school.
- Young Gun: Dris is only 19-21 years old during the original Summerhouse seasons, yet is still involved in as much of the violence. Even being the one to murder Kamale.
Jacqueline "Jaq" Lawrence
Played by: Jasmine Jobson
- A Mother to Her Men: Whilst on the surface being a Mean Boss and a Jerkass to her youngers, Jaq is shown several times to deeply care for them, such as genuinely caring about the Acid Attack and crying after Ats' murder.Jaq: This youth. One of ours. He got shanked up bad. Fourteen years old. Someone shanked the life out of him, left him in a fucking skip. You believe that? Like he meant nothing.
- Big Sister Instinct: Heavily shown with her sister Lauryn, particularly during series 4 after she ends up in an abusive relationship with Curtis.
- Boxing Battler: She moonlights as a boxing trainer and is shown to be able to handle herself in a scrap. When she is the victim of a hate crime due to being out with her girlfriend, she is able to punch up one of her attackers and afterwards when the main orchestrator is found she gives him a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown using mainly her fists.
- Butch Lesbian: Jaq is quite androgynous in her appearance, her Establishing Character Moment involves being mistaken for a man by one of the Turks, who’s wife she implies she has slept with.
- Dark Action Girl: Morally gray Anti-Hero who's also good in a fistfight and gunfight.
- Freudian Trio: Takes over from Dris as the complicit ego balancing Dushane's superego and Sully's id.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Downplayed but it's there. Her first reaction to finding out Lauryn was the Mole is but this then transitions to Anger Born of Worry due to the repercusions she could suffer from Sully and Dushane.
- Number Two: To Dushane and Sully in series 4.
- Rank Up: Following Dris' demotion, Dushane puts her in charge of managing the day-to-day operations of the organisation.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: The tomboy to her sister Lauryn’s girly girl, also has this dynamic with both of her girlfriends in series 3 and 4.
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Ra’Nell Smith
Played by: Malcolm Kalumete
- Abusive Parents: His father Wayne beat his mother constantly and its implied he did the same to Ra'Nell until Ra'Nell stabbed him.
- Ambiguous Disorder: Ra'Nell is quite visibly troubled, and based on his quiet persona, precociousness and at times violent tendencies, there's certainly reason to believe his trauma has deeply effected him.
- Color Motif: Bright colours such as white, and "loyal wheat", meant to highlight his brighter more selfless nature and his potential to escape Summerhouse. He usually wears white in all of his scenes and is constantly lit up by white lights and sometimes even the glow of the city.
- Deuteragonist: In series 1, he's given as much plot significance as Protagonist Dushane, and has a considerable amount of screentime. Not the case in series 2 where he's more Out of Focus.
- Extremely Protective Child: Stabbed his own abusive father to protect himself and his mother. Also tried to help fight both Dris and Sully to help Leon, despite being far smaller and younger.
- Put on a Bus: Is absent in series 3 and 4, likely having left the Summerhouse Estate.
London Fields Mandem
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Jamie Tovell
Played by: Micheal Ward
"Everything I do is for the two of you"
The upstart new leader of London Fields Mandem and Deuteragonist of series 3. Motivated by the need to provide for his brothers after the loss of their parents, he rises to be a kingpin and comes into conflict with Summerhouse.- The Ace: Like Arch-Enemy Dushane, Jamie is a competent gangster, who is smart, suave, cunning and is arguably even better at reading people than Dushane. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty, commands respect in the mandem and is quite the ladies man to boot.
- Affably Evil: Jamie may be a criminal but he's definitely something of a respectable individual who's polite, charming and a Reasonable Authority Figure to his two brothers, who both clearly look up to him.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Both Tilly and Lizzie become attracted to him through his suave charm and his appeal as a dangerous Young Gun.
- The Antagonist / Deuteragonist: In series 3, Jamie is given almost as much focus as Protagonist Dushane, with his plot running parallel with Dushane's until their meeting in episode 5, where they firmly are established as each other's Arch-Enemy. Jamie is The Rival to Dushane's Villain Protagonist,
- Anti-Villain: The central antagonist of series 3, but with the qualities of an Anti-Hero, such as his family, Sympathetic P.O.V., being a Justified Criminal and being the Deuteragonist in the narrative.
- Arch-Enemy: Dushane from episode 5 to the finale of series 3, as Jamie is Summerhouse's main opponent.
- Batter Up!: Uses a bat both in the Fight Scene with the A-Roadz and when killing Cam.
- Big Bad Ensemble / Big Bad Duumvirate: Before the re-introductions of Modie and Jermaine to the plot, he serves as Summerhouse's main antagonist beyond Sugar, who's more Dushane's Arc Villain. After Modie's return he quickly Modie supplants him as the central antagonist, though Jamie is still treated by Dushane and Sully as who their main opposition is. Him working with Modie and Jermaine is only between the last two episodes of series 3, after Modie's death Jamie's once again the sole Big Bad.
- Big Brother Instinct: Jamie is heavily protective of his younger brothers Aaron and Stefan, shown numerous times but most notably when he verbally puts down a teacher who had been very rude to Stefan.
- The Casanova: Attracts two Love Interests in series 3 and Lizzie even comments that he'd be quite popular with the ladies in Ireland. Is also a Mr. Fanservice who comments on his own sexual prowess and also has elements of Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places as he begins to look for more in his sexual relationship with Lizzie, despite her being considerably older than him, married and his drug supplier.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Arguably his Fatal Flaw. By the end of series 4 Jamie had betrayed or attempted to betray: Leyton, Modie, Jermaine, Emilio, Dushane, Sully and Kit. All of who he was working with at the time of each betrayal.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Lost both of his parents when he was 18 to illness, forcing him to step up as the man-of-the-house, which is the core of his motivation to be on the road, in order to provide for his two brothers so they can have a better life.
- The Don: To the London Fields Mandem after he takes over as their leader. Exaggerated when he consolidates power from the other East London gangs and forms them as the ZTs.
- Fatal Flaw: Jamie's greatest weakness is his all-encompassing devotion to his family, who are the main motivation for the vast majority of his actions. Whenever his family is threatened, he will do whatever it takes to protect them, even when such actions result in himself being put in danger. Ultimately it is his decision to murder Kit rather than uproot his family, which results in Sully fully deciding to take his life at the end of series 4.
- Foil: Serves as one to Dushane, being younger, more bold in his actions and less experienced yet just as competent as a kingpin and top boy. Dushane even states to him in the series 3 finale that he reminds him of himself when he was his age.
- The Leader: Of the London Fields Mandem.
- May–December Romance: Begins a sexual relationship with the drug supplier Lizzie, who is considerably older than him.
- Mr. Fanservice: Gets a good number of shirtless scenes to show off his muscular physique, it helps that his actor used to be a model.
- Noble Demon: Jamie might be a drug dealing, gang leading criminal but he doesn't act out of malice or kill unnecessarily, despite his boldness he only resorts to murder when his life (or his family) is under threat, has clear morals such as Never Hurt an Innocent and is willing to make peace with his enemies even if blood has been spilt in the conflict and his own family has been traumatised. Furthermore he is shown to be quite Affably Evil to the point if he wasn't a criminal he'd be something of a Nice Guy as he's a respectable young man, and despite his ambition, is fully aware and sympathetic to how his actions affect other people.
- Parental Substitute / Promotion to Parent: After their parent's died Jamie became the parental figure to both of his brothers as the oldest among them. He acts like a parent to both his brothers, but moreso Stefan.Jamie: See me here, I'm your father, yeah. I'm your mother, I'm your older brother.
- The Rival: To Dushane and Summerhouse.
- The Starscream: Doesn't take warmly to Leyton trying to head the Mandem after Modie's imprisonment, undermines him at every turn ultimately becoming The Leader of the Mandem. Attempts this with Dushane and Sully, in order to get his old power back. But it doesn't work as he's outed by Juan El Bueno and Sully never trusted him anyways.
- Tragic Hero: Jamie's story is essentially a "Rise and Fall" Gangster Arc, with series 3 being his rise and from the end of series 3 to the end of series 4 being his fall. Initially just a young gang member looking after his two younger brothers alone, he slowly proves his competence and capability attaining status in his gang's hierarchy and power in the criminal underworld. Adversely the more power he gains the more his relationship with his brothers deteriorates. Ultimately it is the all-encompassing time he spends on road, the unforeseeable escape of his former boss Modie and being outsmarted by his main rival Dushane, which result in his downfall and him being put in prison after being set up. Series 4 sees the respect his brothers have for him slowly diminish due to the increased lack of stability and reliability because of his gangster lifestyle and he also loses his power after coming out of prison leaving him Demoted to Dragon serving Dushane. Whilst he's not completely happy with working for his former Arch-Enemy he doesn't even consider betrayal, however when he is finally convinced to regain his power, his attempt is quickly shutdown by Sully who catches on to his scheming. Furthermore a stupid mistake by Kit which resulted in the death of Ats, forces him to murder his Best Friend as a test of loyalty by Dushane due to it being a better option than increasing his family's instability by running. Ultimately Jamie's story is something of A Shaggy Dog Story as everything he does in the series ends up All for Nothing: the power and income he attained for the London Fields Mandem ended up being taken by Summerhouse, whilst his attempts to provide for his brothers and shield them from his lifestyle ended up hurting them more. Jamie loses his life also, as Sully murders him during the final scene in series 4, in his home, as his brothers watch helplessly, with Aaron calling an ambulance and Stefan cradling his brother's lifeless body.
- The Unfettered: Has elements of this, being bold in his actions such as attacking Summerhouse by targeting their younger dealers, using an Acid Attack in one instance and ultimately being willing to cross his own
Moral Event Horizon by killing his Best Friend Kit rather than uprooting his family. Though he is still not completely ok with everything he does, just accepts it as a necessity. - Young Gun: Jamie is in his early twenties and is both a gang member and proficient in a gunfight. His youth is brought up quite a lot in comparison to characters such as Dushane, Sully and Lizzie.
Morris "Modie" Gregory
Played by: David Omeregie
- Ax-Crazy: Almost always shouting, physical and violent, set off quite easily, also The Unfettered.
- Badass Boast: Gives quite an Ax-Crazy villainous one to Jamie after escaping prison, reasserting his leadership of the Fields.Modie: I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck. Who's coming for me. The feds, Trident, Navy SEALs, the fucking army, I don't care! These are my ends, MINE!
- Beard of Evil: Chaotically evil and sports a shaggy goatee.
- The Berserker: Is a Screaming Warrior, shouting Sully's name and generally having the loudest voice during the shootout.
- Disc-One Final Boss: Is murdered by the police quite early in the series 3 finale, despite serving as a major antagonist last episode and being an instigator of a lot of events in the series such as the hit on Sully and Dris' betrayal.
- Evil Laugh: Laughs quite maniacally after discovering Lizzie is the drug supplier after the shootout.
- Eye Scream: The cause of his distinct facial scars severely injured his eye and left him screaming. Which was Sully throwing boiling hot sugar water in his face.
- Fatal Flaw: Recklessness. Modie is chaotically careless, shouting for joy during his prison break, celebrating his escape with alcohol, drugs and women, and caring very little about staying under the radar whilst on the run, being more concerned with finding and murdering Sully. His most common repeated line is: "I don't give a fuck". In fact it's this recklessness, with him driving around London with his very noticeable and distinct scarred face, being involved in a shootout and going to see an eye doctor alone, despite a very obvious police manhunt for him, which results in him being caught by armed police and shot.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has burn marks on the left side of his face as well as a discoloured eye, and is quite deranged.
- The Hedonist: Downplayed. Modie is shown enjoying pleasures such as drugs, e-cigs, alcohol, women, money and power. In prison he's got a hoard of contraband and even plays cards for some of the other prisoners e-cigs. However his drive for power and Revenge are more potent.
- It's Personal: His vendetta against Sully is due to Sully burning his face in prison, the extent of which is what caused his facial scars.
- Large Ham: It's easier to count the number of times he isn't shouting. Best shown during his escape from his prison convoy during a hospital visit.Modie: Fresh home! Daily offender, crazy eastender!
- Psychopathic Manchild: In every sense, serving as an Annoying Younger Sibling to his brother-in-law Jermaine, trying to instigate a fight with Sully in the prison cafeteria just to annoy him and threatening Jamie with a gun to the groin during which he lightly tosses the gun between his hands whilst intimidating Jamie. Also he screams like a child throwing a tantrum after failing to kill Sully during the shootout.
- Two-Faced: His facial scarring does give him this distinct appearance, and he's often framed with the camera angle focusing on one side of his face before Sully scars his face.
- The Unfettered: Modie is often represented by a lack of care for his actions, such as: throwing drugs at Sully in front of a prison officer, talking to his sister on the phone despite recently escaping from prison, ruthlessly chasing his vendetta against Sully and having a shootout with Dushane and Sully, despite the police hunting for him and shouting all the while.
