Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Overview

Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

Directed by Nick Nevern

Top cast

Terry Stone

Tony Tucker

Vinnie Jones

Bernard O'Mahoney

Roland Manookian

Craig Rolfe

George Russo

Joey Waller

Craig Fairbrass

Pat Tate

Keith Allen

Dave Simms

P.H. Moriarty

Ian Jarvis

Billy Murray

Mickey Steele

Michelle Collins

Mandy Williams

Bronson Webb

Kevin Whitaker

Katie Jarvis

Donna

Emma Butt

Kirsty J. Curtis

DCI Jones

Sam Gittins

Jacko

Ade Dimberline

Birmingham Bouncer

Tina Barnes

Sharron

T

Tom Padley

DC Monroe

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

C

Catherine Cox

Party Goer

H

Heavy D

Tommy Mac

Details