| “ | Everything that I do and all that I care about, is the two of you. | „ |
| ~ Jamie to Aaron during a conversation. |
Jamie Tovell is one of the main characters in the Top Boy series, serving as the main antagonist in Season 3, the tritagonist in Season 4 and the overarching antagonist of Season 5.
Jamie is the leader of ZT and the brother of Stefan and Aaron Tovell.
He is portrayed by Michael Ward.
Biography[]
Season 3[]
Jamie is seen living with his brothers as their legal guardian since their parents passed away. Jamie also had big plans for his gang's drug business. After Modie is sent to prison and appoints Leyton as the leader, Jamie then self-appoints himself and takes the leadership off Leyton.
Jamie later develops a feud with A-Roadz leader, Cam. This later leads to two separate showdowns between ZT and A-Roadz, ultimately resulting in Cam being killed by Jamie in the process.
Jamie makes moves towards Summerhouse, laying down the law to Dushane Hill. The two form a mutual respect and once Jamie is put in prison, Dushane offers to get him out, in a trade that he becomes his new soldier.
Season 4[]
Jamie agreed to Dushane's offer and the charges were dropped. He is picked up by Aaron and Kit. Jamie meets up with Farah, Tyrone, Si and the other gang members, Jaq, Kieron and Romy come to the Fields to tell Jamie to meet Dushane at Number 1 Caff. Jamie meets Dushane and accepts to work for him.
Back at home, things are strained with his brothers. Jamie told Stefan to forgive Ats for betraying them. Ats was later found murdered and dumped in a skip bin.
Dushane needed Jamie to go to Morocco to settle a problem. Lizzie suggested double crossing Dushane. Out in Morocco meeting Mounir and Chaash, Jamie advised to take his shot. Jamie made a new deal by meeting up with Juan el Bueno to make a new deal for Dushane and Jamie then makes a secret deal for himself as Jamie intends to get back on top again with Juan el Bueno. Sully then flies to Spain to overlook Dushane's new deal. As Jamie, Sully and Emilio meet Juan el Bueno and his 2 bodyguards, Sully suspects that Jamie was making a secret deal with Juan. Sully and Emilio kill Juan and his 2 men.
Back in the UK things turned sour for Jamie, after finding out that Kit ordered Dexter to kill Ats and Kit killed Dexter before Dushane got to him, Dushane then gets Jamie to investigate. Kit admitted to Jamie that he got Ats killed and told Jamie that it was because Ats was dissing Stefan but didn't mean to have him killed.
Jamie tells Dushane that Kit admitted having Ats killed but reasoning why. Dushane then tells Jamie that he has to kill Kit. Loyal to his friend, Jamie planned to escape London and move to Cardiff with Kit's cousin. Jamie's plan caused a rift with his brothers. Aaron was sick of Jamie ruining his life and Stefan found trouble while trying to sell a gun to A-Roadz member Tunde. Jamie saved Stefan and realized he couldn't ruin his brothers' lives.
Promising to put his family first, Jamie then turns his loyalty with Dushane and kills his best friend, Kit. With their problems settled, Dushane had big plans for Jamie. Jamie and Jaq are working under Dushane's wing. Jamie later spends time with his brothers, before receiving a knock on the door. Sully shoots Jamie dead and leaves the building.
Season 5[]
Stefan remembers his brother, cherishing memories and wearing his brother's chain. Jamie is mentioned throughout Season 5. Stefan struggles throughout the course of the season after the loss of his brother and plots revenge against Sully. Stefan attempts to kill Sully before realizing he isn't worth it,
Personality[]
Jamie can be classified as a good person, since he supports his brothers with his work, but he is not altruistic whatsoever. The show establishes his lack of loyalty early on. His primary objective is to become the Top Boy, a leader, and he killed his best friend Kit just because he knew it would garner respect. Jamie lacks morals overall, there were many ways to get rid of Kit and keep his brothers safe at the same time, however he didn't see it this way and decided to kill him, before ultimately shot and killed himself.
Victims[]
- Unnamed Turkish Gangster - Shot to death by Jamie.
- Cam - Beaten to death by Jamie, alongside ZT.
- Jamaal Green - Shot to death by Jamie.
- Kit - Shot to death by Jamie on orders by Dushane Hill.
Trivia[]
- Jamie is the first antagonist in the series to appear in the main cast.
- After Jamie's death, Si runs the gang and recruited his younger brother in the gang.
- Stefan and Erin share a moment talking about Dris and Jamie as they acknowledge the fact Sully killed both of them.