Do you remember when the Fast & Furious movies were about street racing? In a similar vein, the ‘Footsoldier’ films were once about football hooliganism, the original telling the true story of criminal-turned-author Carlton Leach. In that instalment, Pat Tate (Craig Fairbrass) was brutally slain in the notorious Rettendon murders but the series has continually gone back in time to keep him alive and kicking (and punching).
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Beginning with the brutal retelling of the Rettendon murders, the Footsoldier franchise has since spanned nearly two decades, expanding the saga from true crime into fiction. The sixth instalment, Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance is a direct sequel to 2021’s origins prequel and sees actor-turned-filmmaker Nick Nevern return to the director’s chair. Craig Fairbrass reprises his role as Essex hardman Pat Tate who’s out for revenge when one of his loyal footsoldiers is brutally murdered in mysterious circumstances. Crossing paths with Sam (Jamie Foreman), David (Phil Davis), and Fergus (Stephen McCole) in the seedy underbelly of 90s Soho, he will stop at nothing to track down his friend’s killer.
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