My Murder BBC 3

My Murder BBC 3 written by Levi David Addal is a factional account of how a sixteen year old boy was set up by his fifteen year old girlfriend and stabbed to death. The dramatization begins and ends with his death. In between we learn Shakilus Townsend (played by John Boyega) or Shakky is just out of prison or youth borstal and determined to start a new life, go to college and make something of himself. It’s not easy. He refuses to recognize other people’s turf and involved in minor scuffles, all of which he takes in his stride. The most difficult part is the transition between Shakky and the girl that he meets. She is involved with another gang and in old fashioned parlance, it the gang leader’s moll. Basically, she’s a fuck toy for the other boy Danny. His property. Shakky knows nothing of this. When he meets her on a double decker bus he is smitten. This is understandable. The actress Simona Zivkovska is as cute as a bag of kittens. Shakky gets her number. This doesn’t ring true, but the way it plays out and the way Shakky is set up seems like the real deal. A wonderful drama. Pity it is based on real life events.