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Louis Theroux Interviews Ashley Walters on BBC Two review: a glimpse into the 'messy head' of the Top Boy star

Source: BBC/Mindhouse ProductionsRyan McNamara

When Louis Theroux meets Ashley Walters for the last in his series of interviews for BBC Two, he finds the writer, actor and director at the very top of his game.

The pair meet in Soho ahead of a screening of the final season of Top Boy, the acclaimed hit show about London drug gangs that made Walters an international star. He is also directing a major period drama on TV starring Stephen Graham and is settled in Kent with his family, away from the pressures of London life.

And yet, the picture that

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