History Series / GangsOfLondon

''Gangs of London'' is a 9-episode British Gangster Drama [[InNameOnly loosely based]] on the [[VideoGame/TheGetaway videogame of the same name]], debuting in April 2020 on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK, with a US release on AMC+ later the same year. It was created by Gareth Huw Evans and Matt Flannery, known for ''Film/TheRaid'' and its sequel, with some episodes also being directed by Xavier Gens and Corin Hardy. It stars Creator/ColmMeaney, Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati and Creator/MichelleFairley.

%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Sean, toward Billy.
%% * BigNo: Lale in episode 3.

%% * ColdBloodedTorture: ''Several'' instances, starting with the very first scene of the first episode.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: So many. Death by dart, death by cooking alive, death by butcher's knife, and so on.
* DarkActionGirl: Lale, as seen in her flashbacks to Kurdistan.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Alex Dumani, in the first episode of season 2, takes his own life due to [[GreaterScopeVillain the investors]] sending Elliot to kill him and despite the latters pleas that they can both get out with the evidence he has on a flash drive, Alex by then believes there is no chance of escape.]]

* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Several of the Wallace organisation’s henchmen and security personnel are ex-“[[PrivateMilitaryContractors squaddies]]”.
* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The titular gangs are each a particular nationality: Albanian, Algerian, Chinese, Greek, Kurdish, Nigerian and Pakistani groups are all shown, as well as the LondonGangster Wallaces and Dumanis. There’s also Marian who comes from TheIrishMob as well as the Welsh Travellers.

* MadeOfIron: Several characters absorb absolutely ''obscene'' amounts of punishment and still manage to fight on. Elliot is just the prime example.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Sean, toward Billy.
* BigNo: Lale in episode 3.

* ColdBloodedTorture: ''Several'' instances, starting with the very first scene of the first episode.

''Gangs of London'' is a 9-episode British Gangster Drama [[InNameOnly loosely based]] on the [[VideoGame/TheGetaway videogame of the same name]], debuting in April 2020 on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK, with a US release on AMC+ later the same year. It was created by Gareth Huw Evans and Matt Flannery, known for ''Film/TheRaid'' and its sequel, with some episodes also being directed by Xavier Gens and Corin Hardy. It stars Creator/ColmMeany, Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati and Michelle Fairley.

** Ditto for the Dumanis, ThePatriarch Ed is a veteran crime lord and TheConsigliere, son Alex is TheSmartGuy of the Wallace/Dumani criminal organisation. [[spoiler: Shannon previously murdered her son’s father and willingly becomes a CopKiller when Vicky threatens her son with social services.]]

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Sean is the VillainProtagonist, but Elliot, a henchman on the rise [[spoiler: an undercover cop]] with immense fighting skills, gets about as much screentime and has the second-most important plot.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Alex Dumani, in the first episode of season 2, takes his own life due to [[GreaterScopeVillain the investors]] sending Elliot to kill him and despite the patters pleas that they can both get out with the evidence he has on a flash drive, Alex by then believes there is no chance of escape.

* GenericEthnicCrimeGang: The titular gangs are each a particular nationality: Albanian, Chinese, Greek, Kurdish, Nigerian and Pakistani groups are all shown, as well as the LondonGangster Wallaces and Dumanis. There’s also Marian who came from TheIrishMob and Welsh Travellers.

* TheConsigliere: Ed, to Finn and thereafter to Sean.

* FightScene: [[BarBrawl Bar brawls]], [[KnifeFight knife fights]], [[MoreDakka shootouts]], [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutal hand-to-hand beat downs]] and more.

* TheIrishMob: [[TheDon Finn Wallace]] was an Irish immigrant who grew into the head of the [[LondonGangster largest organised crime family in London]]. Marian herself also qualifies as she comes from a family of Irish criminals herself.

* PsychoForHire: Cole, the "help" that Sean hire in Episode 3. Everyone is either fearful or disgusted by him. [[spoiler: The way he relishes the chance to butcher a mother and two little girls in front of Eliot, it's not hard to see why.]]

* TheYardies: Nigerian variant with Moseley and his organisation however they are far from the {{gangbangers}} this trope is typically associated with.

* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Several of the Wallace organisation’s henchmen and security personnel are ex-“[[PrivateMilitaryContractors squaddies]]”

* FightScene: [[BarBrawl Bar brawls]], [[KnifeNut knife fights]], [[MoreDakka shootouts]], martial arts beatdowns and more.

* BadassFamily
* BadassInANiceSuit

* TheCartel:

* ConstructiveBodyDisposal: Used in the introduction of ruthless Nigerian Gangster Mosi. Showing off a skyscraper he's having constructed whilst finalising a joint venture with Albanian Mob boss Luan, as a warning Mosi introduces Luan to the last person who failed him then has the walls of his cage boarded up, all whilst he's still pleading for mercy, Mosi then has it filled with concrete becoming one of the skyscraper's pillars. The scene pans out showing multiple other pillars, suggesting it's not the first time he's done this.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Sean is the [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonist]], but Elliot, an [[spoiler: undercover cop]] with immense fighting skills, gets about as much screentime and has the second-most important plot.

* FightScene:

* TheIrishMob:

* LondonGangster:

* TheMafiya:

* OneManArmy: Elliot. In the first episode's [[BarBrawl Bar Brawl]] he takes out six men by himself.

* TheTriadsAndTheTongs:

* TheYardies:

* PlayingGertrude: Lucian Msamati (b. 1976) and Colm Meaney (b.1953) are playing contemporaries. Helped by the fact that Msamati is [[YoungerThanHeLooks Younger Than He Looks]]. Pippa Bennett-Warner and Paapa Essiedu are only 12 and 13 years younger than Msamati respectively.

''Gangs of London'' is a 9-episode British Gangster Drama [[InNameOnly loosely based]] on the [[VideoGame/TheGetaway videogame of the same name]], debuting in April 2020 on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the UK, with a US release to follow on Cinemax later the same year. It was created by Gareth Huw Evans and Matt Flannery, known for ''Film/TheRaid'' and its sequel, with some episodes also being directed by Xavier Gens and Corin Hardy. It stars Creator/ColmMeany, Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Lucian Msamati and Michelle Fairley.

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Sean is the [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonist]], but Elliot, an [[spoiler: undercover cop]] with boxing skills, gets about as much screentime and has the second-most important plot.

* Deuteragonist: Sean is the [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonist]], but Elliot, an [[spoiler: undercover cop]] with boxing skills, gets about as much screentime and has the second-most important plot.

* Deuteragonist: Sean is the Villain Protagonist, but Elliot, an [[spoiler: undercover cop]] with boxing skills, gets about as much screentime and has the second-most important plot.

* PlayingGertrude: Lucian Msamati (b. 1976) and Colm Meaney (b.1953) are playing contemporaries. Helped by the fact that Msamati is [[YoungerThanHeLooks]]. Pippa Bennett-Warner and Paapa Essiedu are only 12 and 13 years younger than Msamati respectively.

* InadequateInheritor: Finn Wallace raised Sean to take over the Wallace criminal organization but in the end even Finn decided that it would be very bad idea for Sean to be boss. Finn's death results in Sean taking over anyway and things quickly go downhill.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: As the series progresses, it becomes apparent that the Wallaces and the other London gangs are just small fish and the events are orchestrated by people with a lot more power and resources. When these people want you dead, they will send a squad of Dannish ex-Special Forces mercenaries after you.

* EveryoneStandards: In the end even Sean discovers that there are some things he will not do. He draws the line at hurting young kids to get back at their parents.