Idris Elba
Alpha Ash
TV SERIES
five by five
Drama
In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t quite deliver. A chance encounter leads him to make a dangerous decision, starting a chain reaction that plays out across these five connected short films.
Top cast
Michael Ajao
Little Ash
Cleo Sylvestre
Connie
Jasmine Jobson
Jigga
Sydney Craven
Toni
Georgina Campbell
Chloe
Ben Tavassoli
Lucas
Nina Yndis
Jules
Ruth Madeley
Janine
Taurean Steele
T
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Michael
Mawaan Rizwan
Alex
Creative team
Kate Herron (Director) • Cat Jones (Writer) • Namsi Khan (Writer) • Nathaniel Price (Writer) • Selina Lim (Writer) • Lee Coan (Writer)
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Episodes
5 Episodes
011. Ash
Teenager Ash wants to be the big man. He knows what he has to do but he knows it's wrong. A chance meeting begins a chain reaction of events with potentially fatal consequences.
022. Chloe
Chloe is going to ask out a guy. Every detail has been planned, but romance is thwarted when she accidentally punches him in a case of mistaken identity.
033. Lucas
Bloodied from an earlier encounter, Lucas meets the woman of his dreams but in an attempt to impress her, he lies and becomes embroiled in an argument that he doesn’t understand.
044. Janine
Janine wants to score but her local dealer can’t see past her wheelchair. Tired of the daily prejudice, she flips it to her advantage when a cop appears on the horizon.
055. Michael
Michael’s partner thinks he’s racist. When they meet a black teen in need of help but unable to ask for it, Michael’s decision to intervene or walk away could prove fatal.