For his part, Boyega is the perfect advertisement for how to play the celebrity game without self-censoring your beliefs or your background. The son of a pastor and a carer in Peckham, his roots are refreshingly ordinary – a rare thing in Hollywood. As I used to joke when I lived there in the ‘90s, if you only know Peckham from Only Fools and Horses then let me tell you – television has a way of glamourising neighbourhoods.