Ra'Nell Smith

## Ra'Nell

* 2012
* 2011

**Ra'Nell Smith** was a school student. He appeared in season 1 & 2.He is portrayed by Malcolm Kamulete. Ra'Nell is the main protagonist along with Dushane Hill.

## Biography

Ra'Nell lived with his mother Lisa Smith in Summerhouse, when she is in the hospital, he has Leon looking out for him who was a friend of Ra'Nell's dad, he was also helping out Heather for her weed business and in season 2 he takes part in football trials. He is best friends with Gem.

### Season 1

Ra'Nell is first seen eating cereal watching out the window in his home at Summerhouse, he attends school with his friend Gem who is his best friend. As Ra'Nell goes home he realises his mother Lisa is at a mental hospital after a breakdown, luckily Lisa's ex husband's friend Leon is seen working in the same hospital which he then looks after Ra'nell until she gets back to normal,

Ra'Nell reconnects with Heather, a friend of Lisa's to help her with her cannabis business so that as she is heavily pregnant and can't go near the cannabis plants due to the health of the baby.

Ra'Nell and Gem are offered to sell drugs for Dushane and Sully but as Leon looks over and tells Dushane and Sully to leave Ra'Nell alone which only Gem is recruited.

Ra'Nell starts a relationship with Precious and he confides to her that he stabbed his dad. She promises that she won't tell anyone about what happened. They come to find Gem when he is in trouble with the Summerhouse gang and Leon takes Ra'Nell, Precious and Gem round his flat and convinces them all that Dushane, Sully and the other gang members are not their friends and that they want people to think they are their friends to use them.

Ra'Nell has a chat with the Dushane about selling the Heather's weed to Dushane as Heather finds out, she encounters and tells Lisa that she had Ra'Nell to work for her weed business, Lisa calls Leon, as Ra'Nell gets the weed sorted to sell to Dushane he is robbed and ganged up by Sully and Dris. Leon comes in to save Ra'Nell but is shot by Sully. Ra'Nell is interviewed by the police but doesn't tell them anything.

Due to Ra'Nell being upset about what happened to Leon, Ra'Nell sees Dushane and tries to stab him. Ra'Nell is stopped by Lisa and Lisa tells Dushane to never go near Ra'Nell again. A day later Ra'Nell is stopped by Michael and gives Ra'Nell the money that Dushane wanted to give him for the cannabis. Ra'Nell visits Heather in hospital and gives her the money.

### Season 2

Ra'Nell is now training for football and meanwhile his best friend is selling cannabis for Heather's old boss Vincent. With Gem in a lot of debt, Gem tries to go to Ra'Nell for help but he refuses and tells him he got himself in this mess. Ra'Nell visits his mum at work and he tells her about his football training.

Gem continues annoy Ra'Nell with his problems with Vincent, but Ra'Nell gets a refusal to the youth football team that he got scouted, Gem then tells him that he witnessed that he saw one of Vincent's associates get his arm chopped off which then angers Ra'Nell. Ra'Nell confronts Vincent and Vincent beats up Ra'Nell injuring him. Ra'Nell shows up at Lisa's salon covered in blood.

Lisa tries to get the police on to Vincent, Ra'Nell tells her not to due to it putting Gem in danger, Lisa then goes to Dushane for help to get revenge for Ra'Nell, however Gem's father kills Vincent by stabbing him in the leg and Dushane and Dris walk off letting him bleed to death.

Ra'Nell and Lisa lock up the salon and walk home together.

## Murders connected to Ra'Nell

* **Leon**: Indirectly caused, shot by Sully as Leon was defending to save Ra'Nell while Sully and Dris were out to rob Ra'Nell. Ra'Nell didn't co operate with the police (2011)
* **Vincent**: Indirectly caused as Ra'Nell told his mother that he was attacked by Vincent. Lisa went and told Dushane to confront Vincent but also went to see Mr Mustapha about using and bullying Gem which then he stabs Vincent. (2012)

## Trivia

* All though Ra'Nell was a main character all the way through seasons 1 & 2 he is never seen or mentioned in seasons 3, 4 and 5.
* Its unknown what happened to Ra'Nell.
* Ra'Nell's storyline is a bit similar to Ats's storyline as both want whats right for their mothers.
* Malcolm Kaulete however was called to come in the *Top Boy* revival series but denied it as he wanted to concentrate on his football.