''West 10 LDN'' was a one-off

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youth drama, written and created by Noel Clarke and directed by

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, first broadcast on 10 March 2008. The screenplay was based on the novel ''Society Within'', a short story collection by Courttia Newland. The film was the second collaboration between Clarke and Huda, following their work on ''

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'', which gave Huda the idea for a television series based upon a similar format. ''West 10 LDN'' is set entirely in the fictional Greenside council

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, which in reality, is the

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Estate.

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and

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served as lead actors for the project. ''West 10 LDN'' was produced by the award-winning

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, who had enjoyed recent success with ''

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'', '' Spooks'' and '' Hustle''. Tim Cole was assigned as producer and Derek Wax served as executive producer Derek Wax. ''West 10 LDN'' was broadcast as part of

's ''Drama Pilot Season'', in which six different one-hour pilots were broadcast, with the highest-rated going on to be developed into a six-part series. Although it received critical acclaim from fans of ''Kidulthood'' and ''Adulthood'' alike, Noel Clarke later confirmed on his official MySpace page that the then controllers of

, Danny Cohen and

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, had made the decision not to commission ''West 10 LDN'' into a full series.MySpace.
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Plot

Nineteen-year-old Elisha (

), her mother and sister arrive on the Greenside estate, ready to move into their new flat, after their last flat was burnt down whilst they were visiting Elisha's father's grave. Whilst moving in, a box of Elisha's stuff is stolen from their car by a local thug. She immediately accuses Valerie (Chi Kolo) and her group of friends, but soon discover they were not involved. In the process, however, she becomes friends with Valerie - who offers to help her get her box back. At the local youth club, Elisha attempts to identify the thief - but finds herself immersed in a world of crazy socialism, run by Lacey ( Ashley Walters) and Michael ( Noel Clarke), and fame-seeking DJ Nathan ( Adam Deacon). Meanwhile, local gang member Orin (Duane Henry) believes he has hit the jackpot when he recovers a stash of drugs dropped during a police arrest. However, his best friend Will (Andre Squire), is not so sure, but soon sets up a deal with local drug dealer Maverick (

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), who offers the pair £1600 for the stash. Unlucky for them, the owners of the stash are on their tail - and they want their drugs back. After not having any luck at the youth club, Valerie and Elisha meet up with Val's boyfriend Ray (

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), who offers to help Elisha get her box back - and directs the pair to local Turkish pimp Gout (

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). After Gout fails to cough up the goods, Elisha decides to steal her own stuff back. As Valerie and Elisha attempt to escape the wrath of Gout, they come across Orin and Will being beaten by the owners of the stash - and with the help of a cup of foundation, manage to save them from being beaten to death. Orin owes his life to Elisha - and soon, a relationship between the pair begins to blossom.

Cast

as Elisha *

as Orin * Chi Kolo as Valerie * John Joseph as Will * Noel Clarke as Michael * Ashley Walters as Lacey *

as Ray *

as Gout * Adam Deacon as Nathan *

as Maverick * Kyla Frye as Tawanda * Suzette Llewellyn as Veronica * Mikel Ameen as Little Stacey *

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as Benji * Madeleine Fairley as Lillian *

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as Leonora * La Charné Jolly as Sissy * Kyle Summercorn as Johnny *

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as Ratty * Latoya Lees as Carolin * Nicôle Lecky as Danielle * Demi Oyediran as Beth * Imdad Miah as Mohammed * Joseph Makain as Jerome *

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as Clerk

References

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