Young but eager to get involved, Faz has wasted no time in getting his hands dirty in the day-to-day functioning of the Wallace organisation. Now working directly with Elliot, he and Saba are a dynamic duo and much-needed weight when needed.

But his naivety is also a weakness, which could be a problem for both him and others if left unchecked. This is no longer a game; this is real life where any given situation could have lethal consequences.

As Gangs of London returns for season three, Fady Elsayed discusses what he’s learned as an actor from being on the show, Faz’s newfound position as the can-do man for Elliot, and what all that cocaine on the Gangs set is ACTUALLY made of…

It feels a bit surreal, but a big blessing, to be honest. I feel like Gangs of London’s a very special show for me personally, especially being a fan. I remember watching it and just being in love with it straight away. I feel like I’d never seen anything like it at that time, and I remember just watching it and there was a character that I was just like, ‘I wish I could have played that part’.

Then I went through something personally in my career that kind of deflated me a little bit, but a Gangs of London audition came out, and it just energised me and here we are. So being back and being able to tell the story is amazing.

I feel like it’s about survival of the fittest. We start the season with the cocaine factory being spiked with fentanyl so it’s almost a whodunnit. Who’s involved in the spiking? Also with Elliot, I feel his character has been playing with fire for a few seasons now, so it’s about time life caught up with him. Sorry, boss.

I feel like season three is even more ruthless, believe it or not. I feel like it’s still, you know, very strong on family and unconditional love, but relationships are definitely fractured in this season. I feel like ultimately the essence of Gangs of London still remains, which is love and family, ultimately. And murder.

I feel like at the end of season two, Faz is left with a massive awakening of what life in a gang in London is like. I feel like he sort of wanted that from the beginning, you see how enthusiastic he was with guns, and he wanted to be a part of that world.

At the end of season two, he’s sort of taught a massive lesson, and he carries that with him into season three. We get to see Faz grow a little bit more. He wears a gold watch. So that should tell you a lot. I feel like he’s grown a lot in terms of his maturity, but I feel like deep inside, he is still a sensitive little kid.

He trusts him a lot. Saba feels the same, with the whole family pretty much being murdered, Elliot kind of takes that responsibility and takes us under his wing. We work for him, he protects and looks after us, buys us nice things. I definitely do see him as a father figure in season three.

He doesn’t really want to believe it, but I feel Faz ultimately is very loyal. So he will remain loyal to Elliot until he feels other people are at risk, or there’s justice that hasn’t really been done in a way where Elliot has actually stepped out of line or out of order a little bit. The trust is definitely tested in season three. Faz feels like he plays a more important role than he does. I feel like he’s still a pawn on the chessboard that doesn’t actually have much control. So when he realises his position in the grand scheme of things, I feel like that upsets him a little bit in terms of trusting Elliot.

Glucose powder. So when you sniff it, just kind of, it tastes kind of sweet – like what vitamin C tastes like. Just has that sweet kind of medicinal taste, and it just disappears like, you can’t actually feel it.

Brian’s incredible. He has the scariest kind of presence. So filming with him was just genuinely terrifying, and the others as well – just brilliant actors. I hadn’t worked with them before. I feel like, as a trio, just driving then standing surrounding me was genuinely terrifying. It was fun as an actor to be surrounded by that energy, but ultimately extremely terrifying.

He’s amazing. I feel like, again, he’s an unspoken father figure on set for a lot of people. for me especially. He gives the most amazing hugs and is just such a good energy.

He’s one of those people that when you work with him – luckily this season I was able to have a few scenes with him – he’s one of those actors that when you see work, just deliver his lines and his professionalism and just how serious he takes his craft, is an inspiration for someone like me to follow in his footsteps. It was just super amazing to work with Lucian.

Yeah, I have. I’ve learned so much. I’ve learned how to sort of carry myself. I’ve worked with a lot of actors who are incredible at what they do and stars in their craft. I feel like being surrounded by those people and seeing how they carry themselves, their professionalism has taught me a lot about myself and how I’d like to carry myself as an actor moving forward.

Ruthless, family, drama.